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Title: [ffe] allow option to create user connections by default Status in NetworkManager: Incomplete Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Precise: Triaged Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Quantal: Triaged Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Raring: Invalid Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Saucy: Triaged Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Trusty: Triaged Bug description: NetworkManager needs a setting that makes it create new connections as user connections by default. org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.system can be used to allow access, however, you don't always want to have users edit system connections. [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.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.system' access, however this may be desirable as corporate networks may be defined in system-connections that adminstators may not want users to change. [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=unix-user:* Action=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.system ResultActive=no [Adding or changing user-owned NetworkManager connections] Identity=unix-user:* Action=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.own ResultActive=yes """ ...connect to a new wireless network as a non-admin user and see in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections that a user-connection instead of system one has been defined, no root password should be requested either. [Regression Potential] None, as we do not touch the default configuration for 12.04 LTS. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/1116317/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
