Wrong Network Manager Security Defaults
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
network-manager (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Alexander Sack | ||
Jaunty |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Alexander Sack |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: network-manager
This is on jaunty, as of 13/02/09.
By default, a user has no permission to edit network connections that network manager configures. For example, in relation to bug #258743 I am now unable to edit my MTU preference for the eth0 connection as the preferences are all disabled in the GUI. If I try gksudo nm-connection-
I don't see why a normal user should not have the ability to manager their own network connections by default on a desktop OS, or at the very least has an easy way to escalate their priveledge level to root via the GUI to do so. Such as an unlock button.
I see this as well, confirming. This is with network-manager 0.7.1~rc1-0ubuntu2 and network- manager- gnome 0.7.1~rc1+ 20090219+ bzr974- 0ubuntu1. Marking as a regression against intrepid's behavior.