[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1286578] Re: Non-admin users need admin access to connect to new wifi. A problem on mobile devices with standard non admin accounts. Present on 13.10 to 14.04
This is bug only in GNOME environment. I tested it on Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop installation. If I was loged in with GNOME environment, it asked an admin password. As I was loged in with UNITY , no admin password was needed - and I could connect to wifi just with a wifi password. After that I loged in in GNOME environment, and wifi worked already. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1286578 Title: Non-admin users need admin access to connect to new wifi. A problem on mobile devices with standard non admin accounts. Present on 13.10 to 14.04 Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: When you install Ubuntu 13.10 or 14.04, the first account is the admin account. The admin account can connect to new wifi connections just fine without needing the admin password. When the admin account creates a standard non-admin, that non-admin account when it tries to connect to new wifi connections, pops up a dialog box asking for the admin password. Non-admin accounts can not connect to new wifi connections without the admin account. Does this present a security flaw as the only solution is to make all accounts admin or having everyone know the admin password. My sister is the admin account for the laptop and she can connect just fine. I however is only just a non-admin account and everywhere I go I am asked for the admin account everytime I want to connect to wifi at Starbucks or any other place. I should note that wired ethernet connections work just fine, however it is annoying to find some business that has wired ports and some have none at all :( This bug is present in 13.10 AND 14.04 Tested on 14.04 as of Febuary 28, 2014 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: network-manager-gnome 0.9.8.0-1ubuntu5.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.25-generic 3.11.10 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Mar 1 09:52:27 2014 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nm-applet IfupdownConfig: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-25 (127 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander - Release amd64 (20131016.1) IpRoute: default via 69.145.136.1 dev eth0 proto static 69.145.136.0/22 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 69.145.137.13 metric 1 IwConfig: eth0 no wireless extensions. lono wireless extensions. MarkForUpload: True NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true WimaxEnabled=true ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=set LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash RfKill: 0: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: network-manager-applet UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) nmcli-con: NAME UUID TYPE TIMESTAMPTIMESTAMP-REAL AUTOCONNECT READONLY DBUS-PATH Wired connection 12e05c40f-3e1f-4b48-a4f3-2efbe1450403 802-3-ethernet1393692735 Sat 01 Mar 2014 09:52:15 AM MSTyes no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/0 nmcli-dev: DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH eth0 802-3-ethernetconnected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 nmcli-nm: RUNNING VERSIONSTATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN running 0.9.8.0connected enabled enabled enabledenabled disabled To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1286578/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1286578] Re: Non-admin users need admin access to connect to new wifi. A problem on mobile devices with standard non admin accounts. Present on 13.10 to 14.04
I filed this on a desktop with no wifi because I don't have laptop at the moment. I finally have a 14.04 laptop this afternoon. Let me know if I need to submit something from laptop. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1286578 Title: Non-admin users need admin access to connect to new wifi. A problem on mobile devices with standard non admin accounts. Present on 13.10 to 14.04 Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: When you install Ubuntu 13.10 or 14.04, the first account is the admin account. The admin account can connect to new wifi connections just fine without needing the admin password. When the admin account creates a standard non-admin, that non-admin account when it tries to connect to new wifi connections, pops up a dialog box asking for the admin password. Non-admin accounts can not connect to new wifi connections without the admin account. Does this present a security flaw as the only solution is to make all accounts admin or having everyone know the admin password. My sister is the admin account for the laptop and she can connect just fine. I however is only just a non-admin account and everywhere I go I am asked for the admin account everytime I want to connect to wifi at Starbucks or any other place. I should note that wired ethernet connections work just fine, however it is annoying to find some business that has wired ports and some have none at all :( This bug is present in 13.10 AND 14.04 Tested on 14.04 as of Febuary 28, 2014 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: network-manager-gnome 0.9.8.0-1ubuntu5.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.25-generic 3.11.10 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Mar 1 09:52:27 2014 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nm-applet IfupdownConfig: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-25 (127 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander - Release amd64 (20131016.1) IpRoute: default via 69.145.136.1 dev eth0 proto static 69.145.136.0/22 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 69.145.137.13 metric 1 IwConfig: eth0 no wireless extensions. lono wireless extensions. MarkForUpload: True NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true WimaxEnabled=true ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=set LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash RfKill: 0: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: network-manager-applet UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) nmcli-con: NAME UUID TYPE TIMESTAMPTIMESTAMP-REAL AUTOCONNECT READONLY DBUS-PATH Wired connection 12e05c40f-3e1f-4b48-a4f3-2efbe1450403 802-3-ethernet1393692735 Sat 01 Mar 2014 09:52:15 AM MSTyes no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/0 nmcli-dev: DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH eth0 802-3-ethernetconnected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 nmcli-nm: RUNNING VERSIONSTATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN running 0.9.8.0connected enabled enabled enabledenabled disabled To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1286578/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
