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[Bug 1116317] Re: [ffe] allow option to create user connections by default

 

quantal has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any
updates. Marking the quantal task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".

** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu Quantal)
       Status: Triaged => Won't Fix

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Title:
  [ffe] allow option to create user connections by default

Status in NetworkManager:
  Confirmed
Status in network-manager-applet package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in network-manager-applet source package in Precise:
  Triaged
Status in network-manager-applet source package in Quantal:
  Won't Fix
Status in network-manager-applet source package in Raring:
  Invalid
Status in network-manager-applet source package in Saucy:
  Triaged
Status in network-manager-applet source package in Trusty:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  NetworkManager needs a setting that makes it create new connections as
  user connections by default.

  org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.system can be used to
  allow access, however, you don't always want to have users edit system
  connections.

  [Impact]
  Before 12.04, new connections in NetworkManager were user-connections. Organisations could use this to lock down certain connections to system connections.

  Today, non-admin users are shown a "Please enter root password" prompt
  when trying to connect to an unknown (wireless) network. Which is
  undesirable as these users may not know the root password.

  A workaround is to grant the users
  'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.system' access,
  however this may be desirable as corporate networks may be defined in
  system-connections that adminstators may not want users to change.

  [Test Case]

   * Today: Connect to a new wireless network as a non-admin user, see
  that a password dialog is displayed.

   * With patch, set a PolicyKit rule of:

  """
  [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
  """

  ...connect to a new wireless network as a non-admin user and see in
  /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections that a user-connection instead
  of system one has been defined, no root password should be requested
  either.

  [Regression Potential]
  None, as we do not touch the default configuration for 12.04 LTS.

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