This problem has an easy solution, as stated in a previous comment by Jonathan Blackhall. Checking the "Available to all users" box solves the problem. So, now the real problem is to make people understand that checking this box will disable our famous prompt.
I suggest to add a checkbox when first connecting to a wireless network, so that the user can choose whether to store the wifi password and autoconnect to the network (these already exist) and, if so, whether to make it publicly available. Moreover, I would change the "Available to all users" message in the connection manager with something like "Make this connection publicly available". Something that clearly states that no password will be need, for the wifi nor the keyring. "Available to all users", keyrings..., confusing language to a non-tech user. There is another choice. To simply store the password outside the keyring when the user chooses to autoconnect to a network. A warning should be shown at that point, saying that this is going to make the wifi password readable to everyone, and asking the user if he's sure he wants to do that. -- Wifi auto-connection asks for keyring password https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/388593 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
