It seems Debian fix is simply to allow users from netdev (and sudo) group add/change system-wide NetworkManager connections, this fix is added in network-manager 0.9.4.0-7 and is merged in Ubuntu,
look at /var/lib/polkit-1/localauthority/10-vendor.d/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pkla [Adding or changing system-wide NetworkManager connections] Identity=unix-group:netdev;unix-group:sudo Action=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.system So, main problem is that GNOME-Shell users aren't added to netdev group by default? Walter Lapchynski (wxl) wrote on 2015-06-29: #38 > Mathieu, it doesn't seem that the upstream fix in Debian ever got merged into > Ubuntu. > Is there a reason for this? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/964705 Title: System policy prevents modification of network settings for all users Status in NetworkManager: Invalid Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in network-manager package in Debian: Fix Released Status in network-manager package in openSUSE: Fix Released Bug description: This seems like a regression? The screen shot is at http://thesii.org/Screenshot.jpg The nearest link I can find is from the forum area at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11467777 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: network-manager 0.9.3.995+git201203152001.04b2a74-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.32-generic 3.2.12 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Date: Sun Mar 25 19:36:45 2012 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120323) NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=true WimaxEnabled=true ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en TERM=xterm LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: network-manager UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/964705/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
