On 07/08/2012 08:37 AM, DJ Lucas wrote: > On 07/08/2012 02:37 AM, Armin K. wrote: >> On 07/08/2012 04:53 AM, DJ Lucas wrote: >>> Anybody have an idea of how to allow a regular user (as a member of a >>> dedicated group) to modify a wired connection's configuration? With the >>> config file I've added to the BLFS Wiki (well, similar to that one, I've >>> divided it up as I had suggested), >>> http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/NetworkManager I'm able to >>> enable and disable the connections, but I cannot edit settings using the >>> gnome nm applet on wired connections. I'm sure I'm missing something >>> simple, but can't for the life of me find it. I've tried various changes >>> to policies with no change. Also, clicking network settings from the >>> tray does nothing...I have to open nm-connection-manager manually. >>> >>> -- DJ Lucas >>> >> >> Does it work? It looks to me like something I found in Debian not so >> long ago, but I've noticed that network manager will work without that. >> However, you need to make sure about two things: polkit-gnome MUST be >> running. Probably the reason why you can't edit connections, because it >> would require polkit authentification agent to be running. Another main >> reason is that your session needs to be registered with consolekit and >> also marked as active (I suggest using Linux PAM there, since I don't >> know any other way). >> >> $ ck-list-sessions >> Session2: >> unix-user = '1000' >> realname = 'Armin K' >> seat = 'Seat1' >> session-type = '' >> active = TRUE >> x11-display = ':0' >> x11-display-device = '/dev/tty7' >> display-device = '' >> remote-host-name = '' >> is-local = TRUE >> on-since = '2012-07-08T06:55:14.236487Z' >> login-session-id = '2' >> >> My session is started via GDM, so x11-display-device is /dev/tty7. You >> might get different output there, but you need to make sure that active >> = TRUE and is-local = TRUE is really present, or you will be unable to >> do any "administrative" stuff. >> > > There it is. I'm not using gdm so the x attributes aren't set. active = > FALSE. Gnome only needs to be started by gnome-session in .xinitrc, > thanks to the PAM configuration you added (dbus-lauch > --exit-with-session is no longer required), however, I do not see > polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 in ps output. That'll give me > something to work from, however. >
Argh! You have this covered in the book already, I just didn't catch it when updating my gnome scripts to latest. I didn't get the autostart file installed. Thanks. -- DJ -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
