I noticed something else - the password is shown under the "Security" tab in the popup when the root password is entered, but if "Cancel" is selected, the password entry in the "Security" tab is blank with a red outline.
On Wed, 21 Jun 2017 18:57:51 -0600 Byron <byron.shar...@skybeam.com> wrote: > Package: gnome-control-center > Version: 1:3.22.2-3 > Severity: normal > > Dear Maintainer, > > Hi there! > > I am pretty sure that this bug is related to gnome-control-center, but there is > a possibility that it is related to seahorse instead. > > To reproduce the bug: I started up the system settings, went to Network. > Clicked on Wi-Fi on the left. Clicked History (lower right). Clicked the gear > icon on one of the wireless networks. I was asked for the administrator's > password (exact message was "System policy prevents modification of network > settings for all users") and just hit "Cancel". I was shown a window containing > network attributes anyway. I tried entering the real root password and the same > window popped up. > > I am assuming this is a bug because the same dialog is shown when the real root > password is entered, and I couldn't find a solution in yelp. > > The same bug also applies when I click the gear on an item in the list directly > under the Wi-Fi tab. If I type an incorrect password, I get an error message, > but the window still shows up when I hit "Cancel". This bug happens if I am > connected or if I am not connected. > > I would have expected the seahorse popup to go away when I hit cancel. > > Thank you for reading all of this! =) > > > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: 9.0 > APT prefers stable > APT policy: (500, 'stable') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > Kernel: Linux 4.9.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) > Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash > Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) > > Versions of packages gnome-control-center depends on: > ii accountsservice 0.6.43-1 > ii apg 2.2.3.dfsg.1-4+b1 > ii colord 1.3.3-2 > ii desktop-file-utils 0.23-1 > ii gnome-control-center-data 1:3.22.2-3 > ii gnome-desktop3-data 3.22.2-1 > ii gnome-settings-daemon 3.22.2-2 > ii gsettings-desktop-schemas 3.22.0-1 > ii libaccountsservice0 0.6.43-1 > ii libatk1.0-0 2.22.0-1 > ii libc6 2.24-11+deb9u1 > ii libcairo-gobject2 1.14.8-1 > ii libcairo2 1.14.8-1 > ii libcanberra-gtk3-0 0.30-3 > ii libcanberra0 0.30-3