This allows a user to create user connection by default, if he/she does not have the admin(sudo) priviliges
-- testing * Create the below policy file root@x230:/var/lib/polkit-1/localauthority# cat 90-mandatory.d/nm.pkla [Adding or changing system-wide NetworkManager connections] Identity=unix-user:* Action=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.system ResultActive=no [Adding or changing user-owned NetworkManager connections] Identity=unix-user:* Action=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.own ResultActive=yes * Try connecting to a secure network ( w/ password) . Connection would fail ** (nm-applet:24829): WARNING **: Failed to add/activate connection: (32) Insufficient privileges. With the patched pkg, this would work fine.. These do not break any existing functionality, from what I could see. ** Patch added: "proposed patch for raring" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1116317/+attachment/3643271/+files/user.debdiff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1116317 Title: [ffe] allow option to create user connections by default To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/1116317/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
