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[Bug 1374005] [NEW] No authentification dialog -> no rights

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Public bug reported:

Hi.

I upgraded my XUbuntu from 13.10 to 14.04 this summer, and since then Network-Manager (NM in the following) seems unable to pop-up a dialog to ask for a password.  As a consequence:
- I cannot modify my connections, some (mostly WPA enterprise) are shown with greyed (cannot be changed?) and missing data;
- I cannot connect to wifi as connection password is not asked.

It is clearly a configuration problem:  everything works well with a
live USB.  Everything was also fine on 13.10.  I already reinstalled NM
and gnome-keyring, without any success.  And I'd prefer not to reinstall
all, as I have a HUGE number of modifications to do (addition and
suppression of packages).  Is there a simple way to script that?

I have a turnaround:
- nm-connection-editor works well only if I start it with a sudo (otherwise, I have the behaviour described above);
- once the connection password is added in nm-connection-editor (I usually ask it to be entered for each connection), I can use a "sudo nmcli con up id '...'" to connect, but the password is not saved (for next boot).

I moreover discovered that nm-applet needs now to be also started with a
sudo to get the icon in the notification tray.

Does anyone have an idea of the origin of the problem ? (No answer for 2
weeks on forum.ubuntu-fr.org.)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: network-manager 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-36.63-generic 3.13.11.6
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-36-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.4
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Thu Sep 25 17:05:01 2014
IfupdownConfig:
 # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-07-29 (423 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130423.1)
IpRoute:
 default via 152.81.1.1 dev eth0  proto static
 152.81.0.0/20 dev eth0  proto kernel  scope link  src 152.81.5.24  metric 1
NetworkManager.state:
 [main]
 NetworkingEnabled=true
 WirelessEnabled=true
 WWANEnabled=true
 WimaxEnabled=true
SourcePackage: network-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-07-01 (85 days ago)
nmcli-dev:
 DEVICE     TYPE              STATE         DBUS-PATH
 wlan0      802-11-wireless   unavailable   /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
 eth0       802-3-ethernet    connected     /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
nmcli-nm:
 RUNNING         VERSION    STATE           NET-ENABLED   WIFI-HARDWARE   WIFI       WWAN-HARDWARE   WWAN
 running         0.9.8.8    connected       enabled       disabled        disabled   enabled         disabled

** Affects: network-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug third-party-packages trusty

** Description changed:

  Hi.
  
  I upgraded my XUbuntu from 13.10 to 14.04 this summer, and since then Network-Manager (NM in the following) seems unable to pop-up a dialog to ask for a password.  As a consequence:
- - I cannot modify my connections, some (mostly WPA enterprise) are shown with greyed (unmodified?) and missing data;
+ - I cannot modify my connections, some (mostly WPA enterprise) are shown with greyed (cannot be changed?) and missing data;
  - I cannot connect to wifi as connection password is not asked.
  
  It is clearly a configuration problem:  everything works well with a
  live USB.  Everything was also fine on 13.10.  I already reinstalled NM
  and gnome-keyring, without any success.  And I'd prefer not to reinstall
  all, as I have a HUGE number of modifications to do (addition and
- suppression of packages).
+ suppression of packages).  Is there a simple way to script that?
  
  I have a turnaround:
  - nm-connection-editor works well only if I start it with a sudo (otherwise, I have the behaviour described above);
  - once the connection password is added in nm-connection-editor (I usually ask it to be entered for each connection), I can use a "sudo nmcli con up id '...'" to connect, but the password is not saved (for next boot).
  
  I moreover discovered that nm-applet needs now to be also started with a
  sudo to get the icon in the notification tray.
  
  Does anyone have an idea of the origin of the problem ? (No answer for 2
  weeks on forum.ubuntu-fr.org.)
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: network-manager 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-36.63-generic 3.13.11.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-36-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.4
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Thu Sep 25 17:05:01 2014
  IfupdownConfig:
-  # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
-  auto lo
-  iface lo inet loopback
+  # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
+  auto lo
+  iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-07-29 (423 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130423.1)
  IpRoute:
-  default via 152.81.1.1 dev eth0  proto static 
-  152.81.0.0/20 dev eth0  proto kernel  scope link  src 152.81.5.24  metric 1
+  default via 152.81.1.1 dev eth0  proto static
+  152.81.0.0/20 dev eth0  proto kernel  scope link  src 152.81.5.24  metric 1
  NetworkManager.state:
-  [main]
-  NetworkingEnabled=true
-  WirelessEnabled=true
-  WWANEnabled=true
-  WimaxEnabled=true
+  [main]
+  NetworkingEnabled=true
+  WirelessEnabled=true
+  WWANEnabled=true
+  WimaxEnabled=true
  SourcePackage: network-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-07-01 (85 days ago)
  nmcli-dev:
-  DEVICE     TYPE              STATE         DBUS-PATH                                  
-  wlan0      802-11-wireless   unavailable   /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1  
-  eth0       802-3-ethernet    connected     /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
+  DEVICE     TYPE              STATE         DBUS-PATH
+  wlan0      802-11-wireless   unavailable   /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
+  eth0       802-3-ethernet    connected     /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
  nmcli-nm:
-  RUNNING         VERSION    STATE           NET-ENABLED   WIFI-HARDWARE   WIFI       WWAN-HARDWARE   WWAN      
-  running         0.9.8.8    connected       enabled       disabled        disabled   enabled         disabled
+  RUNNING         VERSION    STATE           NET-ENABLED   WIFI-HARDWARE   WIFI       WWAN-HARDWARE   WWAN
+  running         0.9.8.8    connected       enabled       disabled        disabled   enabled         disabled

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Title:
  No authentification dialog -> no rights

Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hi.

  I upgraded my XUbuntu from 13.10 to 14.04 this summer, and since then Network-Manager (NM in the following) seems unable to pop-up a dialog to ask for a password.  As a consequence:
  - I cannot modify my connections, some (mostly WPA enterprise) are shown with greyed (cannot be changed?) and missing data;
  - I cannot connect to wifi as connection password is not asked.

  It is clearly a configuration problem:  everything works well with a
  live USB.  Everything was also fine on 13.10.  I already reinstalled
  NM and gnome-keyring, without any success.  And I'd prefer not to
  reinstall all, as I have a HUGE number of modifications to do
  (addition and suppression of packages).  Is there a simple way to
  script that?

  I have a turnaround:
  - nm-connection-editor works well only if I start it with a sudo (otherwise, I have the behaviour described above);
  - once the connection password is added in nm-connection-editor (I usually ask it to be entered for each connection), I can use a "sudo nmcli con up id '...'" to connect, but the password is not saved (for next boot).

  I moreover discovered that nm-applet needs now to be also started with
  a sudo to get the icon in the notification tray.

  Does anyone have an idea of the origin of the problem ? (No answer for
  2 weeks on forum.ubuntu-fr.org.)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: network-manager 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-36.63-generic 3.13.11.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-36-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.4
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Thu Sep 25 17:05:01 2014
  IfupdownConfig:
   # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-07-29 (423 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130423.1)
  IpRoute:
   default via 152.81.1.1 dev eth0  proto static
   152.81.0.0/20 dev eth0  proto kernel  scope link  src 152.81.5.24  metric 1
  NetworkManager.state:
   [main]
   NetworkingEnabled=true
   WirelessEnabled=true
   WWANEnabled=true
   WimaxEnabled=true
  SourcePackage: network-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-07-01 (85 days ago)
  nmcli-dev:
   DEVICE     TYPE              STATE         DBUS-PATH
   wlan0      802-11-wireless   unavailable   /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
   eth0       802-3-ethernet    connected     /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
  nmcli-nm:
   RUNNING         VERSION    STATE           NET-ENABLED   WIFI-HARDWARE   WIFI       WWAN-HARDWARE   WWAN
   running         0.9.8.8    connected       enabled       disabled        disabled   enabled         disabled

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