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[Jamie Strandboge <jamie@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>From comment #2: "Considering the current policy with NM and the phablet
user on Touch, I think it is tolerable to give the phablet user the
ability to use SetInterfaceFirmware()". This dbus bus policy does this
and so it is 'ok'.

That said, it is rather inflexible, is touch-specific and does not
address when we have multiuser on devices-- policykit would handle that
better because you can allow it to the active seat. You could do this,
but this is likely going to have to be revisited within the next year.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1426923

Title:
  Allow ubuntu-system-settings to set a device's firmware

Status in wpasupplicant package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Background:
  To do Wi-Fi hotspots on krillin, we need to poke wifi by doing a call to wpa_supplicant's (undocumented/local) SetInterfaceFirmware method. See [1] for details.

  Rationale:
  Ubuntu System Settings needs to do the same things as aforementioned script, but via dbus [2], as phablet/current non-privileged user and unconfined.

  What happens:
  If phablet runs [2], this error message [3] is produced, which I interpret to be equivalent with "you're not welcome here".

  What should happen instead:
  Ubuntu System Settings should be able to make the call to wpa.

  [1] http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~mathieu-tl/+junk/touch-hotspot/view/head:/hotspot.py
  [2] gdbus call --system -d fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1 -o /fi/w1/wpa_supplicant1 -m fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1.SetInterfaceFirmware / ap
  [3] http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/10489519/

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