network-admin shouldn't be run as root. The normal way is that you have
a button allowing you to authenticate as admin. In your case. I suspect
the PolicyKit authentication agent isn't running, which is why the
button text is disabled.

Run gnome-session-properties and make sure the "Authentication agent"
item is checked, then log out, it should work.

** Changed in: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

** Changed in: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

** Summary changed:

- gnome-network-admin menu entry does not use gksu
+ PolicyKit button doesn't allow authenticating

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  PolicyKit button doesn't allow authenticating

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