The version of Ubuntu this bug applied to has been out of support for a long time now. Closing.
** Changed in: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix ** Changed in: policykit-1 (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/326135 Title: policykit introduction broke unix user groups Status in gnome-system-tools package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in policykit package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in policykit-1 package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in ubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: I have set up a number of user accounts. On one of these accounts I adjusted the user privileges (System->Administration->Users and Groups->Properties->User Privileges). For one particular user I de- selected the two options: * Connect to Internet using a modem * Connect to wireless and ethernet networks However, despite disabling access to the internet, the user is still able to connect to the internet through a wireless connection. I am assuming that this is a security vulnerability, because the intention is to deny access and this doesn't occur. I am using Ubuntu 8.10 ---- Policykit has been introduced without supporting the unix groups. (used by admins and set up by the installer) i.e. It is possible to create a policy that just said "yes" rather than "auth_*" where the default was "no", for anyone in the netdev group so theiy could do it without a password. -> we should ship PolicyKit config files that make use of these groups. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-system-tools/+bug/326135/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp