Like onitake, I also think nm(-applet?) should not ask for a PIN at all. I have a SIM-card plugged into my laptop which I only need occasionally. Annoyingly, nm asks me on every log-in to enter the PIN, whether I use it or not. Also, it is not clear what will happen if one enters the PIN (instead of pressing just escape on the dialog). Will nm make a connection? Even if it's not the users intention? What does it need the PIN for then?
At least make it configurable, so that I can disable this (at least for me) useless behavior. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/704123 Title: NM asks non-administrative user for the PIN even though it's in the system-connections file Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Binary package hint: network-manager I've configured a system-wide 3g broadband connection. In fact it's there a file with all the provided details in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ . If I switch (log-out + log-in) to a non-administrative user, as soon as I plug the USB 3G modem I get asked the modem PIN. This is included into the mentioned file. The objective is to allow a "normal" user to connect with the modem with out the knowledge of username, password and PIN. The defails follow. $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 10.10 Release: 10.10 Codename: maverick How to reproduce the bug: 1. Log in as an administrative user (the first one you create at installation time) 2. Plug the USB 3G modem into a port 3. Go to System-->Preferences-->Newtwork Connections-->Mobile Broadband 4. Fill all the needed details (as well as the PIN) 5. Check "Automatically connect" and "Available to all users" 6. Test the connection is working. 7. Check the file in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ 8. Reboot (maybe just logout and long is enough) 9. Log in as the administrative user 10. Plug the USB modem What happens The system asks for the PIN. You can ignore this request. Then you can go to the netowrk icon and select the broadband connection and click it. This time the PIN is not required and the connection fires up. What is expected to happen No PIN is required at the modem insertion and the connection fires up automatically. Extra steps. 11. Create another non administrative user which is capable to connect through modems (groups dialout and dip). 12. Switch to this new user 13. Plug the USB modem. What happens The system asks for aìthe PIN. You cannot ignore this request. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: network-manager 0.8.1+git.20100810t184654.ab580f4-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-24.42-generic 2.6.35.8 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-24-generic i686 Architecture: i386 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] File o directory non esistente Date: Mon Jan 17 20:50:21 2011 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) IpRoute: 192.168.129.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.129.6 metric 2 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000 default via 192.168.129.254 dev wlan0 proto static Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] File o directory non esistente ProcEnviron: LANG=it_IT.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: network-manager To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/704123/+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
