network-manager: pkla file missing -- Connecting to a wifi network requires org.freedesktop.NM.settings.modify.system privileges

[H.-Dirk Schmitt]

Imported from Debian bug http://bugs.debian.org/642136:

Package: network-manager
Version: 0.9.0-2
Severity: normal

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Hi!

Since NetworkManager 0.9, a simple user is not allowed to connect to
some wireless network unless it is granted (through policy kit or
appropriate permissions)
org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.system. This permission
allows to alter existing connections as well. An active user should be
authorized to use any wireless network if he wants to by default (like
in previous versions). Or it should be possible to configure network
manager to allow users to connect to wireless networks without
enabling them to modify other system settings.

- -- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (101, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.0.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.utf8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages network-manager depends on:
ii adduser 3.113
ii dbus 1.4.14-1
ii isc-dhcp-client 4.1.1-P1-17
ii libc6 2.13-21
ii libdbus-1-3 1.4.14-1
ii libdbus-glib-1-2 0.94-4
ii libgcrypt11 1.5.0-3
ii libglib2.0-0 2.28.6-1
ii libgnutls26 2.12.10-2
ii libgudev-1.0-0 172-1
ii libnl1 1.1-7
ii libnm-glib4 0.9.0-2
ii libnm-util2 0.9.0-2
ii libpolkit-gobject-1-0 0.102-1
ii libuuid1 2.19.1-5
ii lsb-base 3.2-28
ii udev 172-1
ii wpasupplicant 0.7.3-3.1

Versions of packages network-manager recommends:
ii dnsmasq-base 2.58-3
ii iptables 1.4.12-1
ii modemmanager 0.5-1
ii policykit-1 0.102-1
ii ppp 2.4.5-5

Versions of packages network-manager suggests:
pn avahi-autoipd <none>

- -- Configuration Files:
/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf changed:
[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile
no-auto-default=60:eb:69:ce:6e:a0,
[ifupdown]
managed=false

- -- no debconf information

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[H.-Dirk Schmitt (dirk-computer42)]

see debian changelog (or http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=642136#167)

Changes:
 network-manager (0.9.4.0-7) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * Install a PolicyKit pkla file which allows members of group netdev or sudo
     to create system-wide network connections without being prompted for the
     admin password. (Closes: #642136)
...

I would like to see this fix also included in ubuntu-precise

[H.-Dirk Schmitt (dirk-computer42)]

The pkla file from debian is missing in the precise and quantal version of this package.