Troubleshooting procedures leave out users wireless permissions

[Bruce Peterson]

Binary package hint: yelp

Type: Documentation - network troubleshooting procedures
Release: Ubuntu 9.04 - the Jaunty Jackalope - released in April 2009
Today's Date: 10/18/2009

Issue: On a new/first install wireless permissions are off for the initial user. I followed instructions for wireless troubleshooting which did not resolve the issue. (Web help led to installing a wireless driver package.) After giving up and adding users, I found out that adding wireless connections are blocked by default.

Expected: The help documentation for wireless procedures (and/or troubleshooting procedures) need information about having permission to add wireless networks.

Possible text addition:
You will need (may not have) permissions to access the wireless network.
Open 'System' - 'Administration' - 'Users and Groups' and select your user name.
Open your user, then select the 'User Privileges' tab.
Make sure that the 'Connect to wireless and ethernet network' permission is checked

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/yelp
Package: yelp 2.25.1-0ubuntu5
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: yelp
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686
UnreportableReason: This is not a genuine Ubuntu package

[bijou (keeperoftheseal)]

mine in inactive and unable to click. I wouldnt have to make a new user just to click it would I... I am new to this stuff.

[Connor Imes (ckimes)]

Thanks for your report, Bruce. I've added directions to the natty docs.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Accepted ubuntu-docs into natty-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

[Matthew East (mdke)]

The version in natty-proposed fixes this bug.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-docs - 11.04.3

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ubuntu-docs (11.04.3) natty-proposed; urgency=low

  * SRU update bug: LP: #774734
  * Add-applications:
    - Software Sources is now accessed through Software Center
      Giuseppe Terrasi
  * Browser-startpage:
    - changed 10.10 to 11.04, updated weblinks to avoid extra redirects
      LP: #750506. Jeremy Bicha
  * Games:
    - Remove comment about wine not supporting 64 bit. LP: #744984
      Connor Imes
  * Internet:
    - Replace sun-java6-plugin with icedtea6-plugin. LP: #701235
      Connor Imes
    - Changed text for apt install links in web-apps.xml. LP: #721983
      Connor Imes
    - Added directions on checking user privileges for connecting to
      wireless networks. LP: #454994. Connor Imes
  * Musicvideophotos:
    - Remove Realplayer section - Giuseppe Terrasi
  * Serverguide:
    - Fixed type in subversion htpasswd command. LP: #768612
      Connor Imes
    - Removed alternate verification step of Moin Moin installation in
      serverguide that is no longer applicable. Fixes LP: #745553
      Connor Imes
  * General - updates to html build system, not used in binary package
    Connor Imes, Matthew East
 -- Matthew East <email address hidden> Sun, 01 May 2011 10:14:10 +0100

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Copied to oneiric as well.