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Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 (xenial) reached end-of-life in April 2019.
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** Description changed:
- 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
** Summary changed:
- 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
+ Standard (non-admin) users can't connect to new wireless networks on GNOME
Shell
** Also affects: gnome-control-center
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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