This bug also affects 12.04 (x86 + x64) version of Ubuntu. I can't find the authentication option as I did in Ubuntu 11.04, for example. The dconf-editor workaround may work (modifying env var as well), but it's not satisfying as everybody can read the password.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/838820 Title: the proxy authentication option is not easy to use Status in GNOME Control Center: Confirmed Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: There is no proxy authentication option under System Settings -> Network -> Network Proxy. Looks like a Gnome3 upstream bug. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-control-center/+bug/838820/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

