On Mon, 2015-01-05 at 19:14 +0100, Thomas Schneider wrote: > Hello! > > I have installed latest version of NetworkManager and nmcli > respectively + OpenVPN plugin or NetworkManager. > > user@pc1-asus:~$ apt-cache policy network-manager > network-manager: > Installiert: 0.9.10.0-5 > Installationskandidat: 0.9.10.0-5 > Versionstabelle: > *** 0.9.10.0-5 0 > 500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main i386 Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > user@pc1-asus:~$ apt-cache policy network-manager-gnome > network-manager-gnome: > Installiert: 0.9.10.0-2 > Installationskandidat: 0.9.10.0-2 > Versionstabelle: > *** 0.9.10.0-2 0 > 500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main i386 Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > user@pc1-asus:~$ apt-cache policy network-manager-openvpn > network-manager-openvpn: > Installiert: 0.9.10.0-1 > Installationskandidat: 0.9.10.0-1 > Versionstabelle: > *** 0.9.10.0-1 0 > 500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main i386 Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > user@pc1-asus:~$ apt-cache policy network-manager-openvpn-gnome > network-manager-openvpn-gnome: > Installiert: 0.9.10.0-1 > Installationskandidat: 0.9.10.0-1 > Versionstabelle: > *** 0.9.10.0-1 0 > 500 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main i386 Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > All maintained connections are working. This includes OpenVPN > connection type, too. > However, in order to use either nm-applet or command-line client > nmcli, I need to be root. > The issue I'm facing is that with older release I could use either > nm-applet or nmcli without root authorization. > This becomes a critical issue in a multi-user desktop PC where most > user neither have root authorization nor can utilize sudo. > > Question: > How can I ensure that both, nm-applet and nmcli, can be used without > root authorization?
It's certainly intended that they can all be used without root. When you try to run 'nmcli' as a normal user, what error do you get? What is the output of "nmcli gen perm" as a normal user? Dan _______________________________________________ networkmanager-list mailing list networkmanager-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
