It seems Debian fix is simply to allow users from netdev (and sudo) group add/change system-wide NetworkManager connections, this fix is added in network-manager 0.9.4.0-7 and is merged in Ubuntu,
look at /var/lib/polkit-1/localauthority/10-vendor.d/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pkla [Adding or changing system-wide NetworkManager connections] Identity=unix-group:netdev;unix-group:sudo Action=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.system So, main problem is that GNOME-Shell users aren't added to netdev group by default? Walter Lapchynski (wxl) wrote on 2015-06-29: #38 > Mathieu, it doesn't seem that the upstream fix in Debian ever got merged into > Ubuntu. > Is there a reason for this? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/964705 Title: System policy prevents modification of network settings for all users To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/964705/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
