[ffe] allow option to create user connections by default
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NetworkManager |
Confirmed
|
Medium
|
|||
network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre | ||
Precise |
Won't Fix
|
High
|
Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre | ||
Quantal |
Won't Fix
|
Medium
|
Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre | ||
Raring |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre | ||
Saucy |
Won't Fix
|
Medium
|
Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre | ||
Trusty |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre |
Bug Description
NetworkManager needs a setting that makes it create new connections as user connections by default.
org.freedesktop
[Impact]
Before 12.04, new connections in NetworkManager were user-connections. Organisations could use this to lock down certain connections to system connections.
Today, non-admin users are shown a "Please enter root password" prompt when trying to connect to an unknown (wireless) network. Which is undesirable as these users may not know the root password.
A workaround is to grant the users 'org.freedeskto
[Test Case]
* Today: Connect to a new wireless network as a non-admin user, see that a password dialog is displayed.
* With patch, set a PolicyKit rule of:
"""
[Adding or changing system-wide NetworkManager connections]
Identity=
Action=
ResultActive=no
[Adding or changing user-owned NetworkManager connections]
Identity=
Action=
ResultActive=yes
"""
...connect to a new wireless network as a non-admin user and see in /etc/NetworkMan
[Regression Potential]
None, as we do not touch the default configuration for 12.04 LTS.
Related branches
Changed in network-manager (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
affects: | network-manager (Ubuntu) → network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) |
Changed in network-manager: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
description: | updated |
Changed in network-manager-applet (Ubuntu Precise): | |
importance: | Wishlist → Medium |
Changed in network-manager-applet (Ubuntu Raring): | |
importance: | Wishlist → Medium |
Changed in network-manager-applet (Ubuntu Quantal): | |
importance: | Wishlist → Medium |
tags: | added: cts-client-review |
Changed in network-manager-applet (Ubuntu Precise): | |
importance: | Medium → High |
summary: |
- Needs option to create user connections by default + [ffe] allow option to create user connections by default |
tags: | removed: cts-client-review |
tags: | added: cts-client-review |
Changed in network-manager: | |
status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
Changed in network-manager: | |
status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
The patch from the attached gnome bz helps. Customer is looking for an option "org.gnome. networkmanager- applet. default- user-connection " .
-- ritz