[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1116317] Re: Needs option to create user connections by default
** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Medium => High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1116317 Title: Needs option to create user connections by default Status in NetworkManager: Confirmed Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Precise: Triaged Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Quantal: Triaged Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Raring: In Progress 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. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/1116317/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1116317] Re: Needs option to create user connections by default
** Tags added: cts-client-review -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1116317 Title: Needs option to create user connections by default Status in NetworkManager: Confirmed Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Precise: Triaged Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Quantal: Triaged Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Raring: In Progress 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. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/1116317/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1116317] Re: Needs option to create user connections by default
** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Wishlist => Medium ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu Raring) Importance: Wishlist => Medium ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu Quantal) Importance: Wishlist => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1116317 Title: Needs option to create user connections by default Status in NetworkManager: Confirmed Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Precise: Triaged Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Quantal: Triaged Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Raring: In Progress 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. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/1116317/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1116317] Re: Needs option to create user connections by default
Unsubscribing sponsors. This needs fixing in raring first. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1116317 Title: Needs option to create user connections by default Status in NetworkManager: Confirmed Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Precise: Triaged Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Quantal: Triaged Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Raring: In Progress 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. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/1116317/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1116317] Re: Needs option to create user connections by default
Based off https://launchpad.net/~mathieu-tl/+archive/sru- staging/+sourcepub/3003308/+listing-archive-extra, and verified by user. ** Patch added: "proposed patch for precise" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1116317/+attachment/3590359/+files/nm-user-conn.debdiff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1116317 Title: Needs option to create user connections by default Status in NetworkManager: Confirmed Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Precise: Triaged Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Quantal: Triaged Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Raring: In Progress 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. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/1116317/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1116317] Re: Needs option to create user connections by default
** Description changed: 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. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1116317 Title: Needs option to create user connections by default Status in NetworkManager: Confirmed Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Precise: Triaged Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Quantal: Triaged Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Raring: In Progress 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. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/1116317/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1116317] Re: Needs option to create user connections by default
nma-sru-03 tag, so I can circle back and catch the bugs I'm marking as SRU candidates... ** Tags added: nma-sru-03 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1116317 Title: Needs option to create user connections by default Status in NetworkManager: Confirmed Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Precise: Triaged Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Quantal: Triaged Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Raring: In Progress 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. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/1116317/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1116317] Re: Needs option to create user connections by default
Can you please do the necessary "paperwork" to propose this as SRU? I'll take care of applying the patches. You can follow the steps at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Procedure for how to update the bug for SRU. ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (mathieu-tl) ** Also affects: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu Quantal) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu Raring) Importance: Wishlist Assignee: Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (mathieu-tl) Status: In Progress ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu Quantal) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu Precise) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu Quantal) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu Quantal) Assignee: (unassigned) => Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (mathieu-tl) ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu Precise) Assignee: (unassigned) => Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (mathieu-tl) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1116317 Title: Needs option to create user connections by default Status in NetworkManager: Confirmed Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Precise: Triaged Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Quantal: Triaged Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Raring: In Progress 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. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/1116317/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1116317] Re: Needs option to create user connections by default
The patch from the attached gnome bz helps. Customer is looking for an option "org.gnome.networkmanager-applet.default-user-connection" . -- ritz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1116317 Title: Needs option to create user connections by default Status in NetworkManager: Confirmed Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: New 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. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/1116317/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1116317] Re: Needs option to create user connections by default
** Changed in: network-manager Status: Unknown => Confirmed ** Changed in: network-manager Importance: Unknown => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1116317 Title: Needs option to create user connections by default Status in NetworkManager: Confirmed Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: New 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. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/1116317/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1116317] Re: Needs option to create user connections by default
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #646187 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=646187 ** Also affects: network-manager via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=646187 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Package changed: network-manager (Ubuntu) => network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) -- 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/1116317 Title: Needs option to create user connections by default Status in NetworkManager: Unknown Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: New 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. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/1116317/+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
