On Wednesday, 6 September 2017 22:29:29 BST allan gottlieb wrote: > On Wed, Sep 06 2017, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > On 06/09/2017 18:31, allan gottlieb wrote: > >> My system runs gnome3/systemd. I use NetworkManager, which is mostly > >> working fine. > >> > >> At work the desired network is named "nyu". The sysadmins say I need to > >> change at least one security parameter. When I open the gui it shows > >> the network configuration parameters (by clicking the gear) and lets me > >> select different values. However the "Apply" button never becomes > >> active so I can only "Cancel". > >> > >> If I try to select the "nyu" network it asks for the password, which I > >> know and enter. I then click the appropriate button (something like > >> "apply" or "ok"). As expected the window goes away but I am not > >> connected and the window reappears. > >> > >> A "tip" from the sys admins at work is to somehow tell my system to > >> forget all it knows about the network "nyu", but neither I nor they know > >> how to do it (they don't "fully support" linux). > >> > >> Any help would be appreciated. > > > > Your sysadmins are talking shit. What they need to do is tell you what > > the security settings are for that SSID. If it's a corporate firm it's > > likely something along the lines of "Protected EAP (PEAP)" and they must > > tell you what it requires. Or, find a working Windows machine and check > > it's wireless network property for that SSID. Usually, one can figure it > > out relatively easily. > > > > That your sysadmins don't know this is a rather brutal indictement of > > your sysadmins... > > > > In connman one often has delete and re-create connections as it often > > happens there isn't an Edit button in connman applets! But not in > > NetworkManager: > > right click -> Config -> Edit -> Save > > always does the trick if you click the right buttons in the Edit step > > I must not have been clear. They told me about peap etc. > I can't make network manager change to the desired configuration. > When I change the settings, the gui doesn't let me apply the change. > > allan
This sounds like an OS user permissions problem. Do you have sys-auth/polkit installed and is USE="policykit" enabled for networkmanager? Also have a read here in case you need to create this rule: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/NetworkManager#Fixing_nm-applet_insufficient_privileges -- Regards, Mick
