Public bug reported:
An admin password is required to connect to new Wifi networks.
This is through both quick-settings(gnome-shell) and the
Settings(gnome-control-center) app.
Steps to reproduce:
- Set up Ubuntu Desktop as normal
- Create a new standard user
- Login as the new user and try to connect to a new WiFi network
- Error: "System policy prevents modification of network settings for all
users"
1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System
-> About Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Release: 24.04
2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy pkgname' or
by checking in Software Center
gnome-shell:
Installed: 46.0-0ubuntu5.1
Candidate: 46.0-0ubuntu5.1
3) What you expected to happen
A standard(non-admin) user should be able to create new WiFi connections
(This probably extends to all types of connections like VPN, but I haven't
tested it)
4) What happened instead
The standard user is prompted for admin credentials to connect to new
Wifi networks.
The original report by Jan Schär (@jschaer) says gnome-control-center
allowed to create `personal` connections, but this does not seem to be
true for at least Noble.
Upstream report:
When connecting to a new WiFi in the gnome-shell quick settings as a
non-admin user, an admin password is requested ("System policy prevents
modification of network settings for all users"). However, connecting to
a WiFi in gnome-control-center works without an admin password, and a
connection is created only for the current user.
Here is the logic for this in gnome-control-center:
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/blob/e6978a480110ad5e24d3b34107675eb03fa3cc31/panels/network/net-device-wifi.c#L491-506
This logic is missing in gnome-shell:
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/blob/8a048190b99c7d34a319f41f0a980e388a0ba86e/js/ui/status/network.js#L963
I think gnome-shell should do the same as gnome-control-center is doing,
and create a non-shared connection if there is no permission to create a
shared one.
(from https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/7378)
** Affects: gnome-shell
Importance: Unknown
Status: Unknown
** Affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Bug watch added: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues #7378
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/7378
** Also affects: gnome-shell via
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/7378
Importance: Unknown
Status: Unknown
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Non-admin user cannot connect to new WiFi networks
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