Bug 7467

Summary:	Networkmanager Applet ignores attempts to edit settings
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Joe Shmoe <callimera.42>
Component:	RPM Packages	Assignee:	Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	minor
Priority:	Normal	CC:	gruescubogdan
Version:	Cauldron
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	i586
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:	3alpha1
Source RPM:	polkit networkmanager-applet-0.9.6.2-2.mga3	CVE:
Status comment:
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	7557

Description Joe Shmoe 2012-09-13 00:05:36 CEST

Whenever I try to change an option in the networkmanager applet, the changes are silently ignored.

I tried to change:

1. Check "Enable Networking" (not greyed out; was unchecked) in context menu. Check mark does not appear; no feedback at all.

2. Delete the one (wired) connection that exists. Confirm that I'm sure. Connection remains; no further feedback.

3. Try to uncheck "connect automatically". The check mark disappears, but when I click "save", the whole dialog box "Editing <connectionname>" becomes greyed out and cannot be closed. It only disappears when I close the main window. Going back to the edit dialog, the option is checked again.

On my system, bug 7317 is present as well, but the above also happens while the connection is working fine.

This is in LXDE, in a 3alpha1 i586 network installation on an old Centrino laptop.

Joe Shmoe 2012-09-13 00:05:52 CEST

Whiteboard: (none) => 3alpha1

Comment 1 Bogdan Gruescu 2012-09-13 06:01:48 CEST

When setting up the network interface using Mageia Control Center, make sure that the check boxes "Allow users to manage the connection" and "Allow interface to be controlled by Network Manager" are ticked.

Then, if still no luck, you might want to try the workaround described at Comment 8 in Bug 6936.

CC: (none) => gruescubogdan

Comment 2 Joe Shmoe 2012-09-13 11:57:47 CEST

(In reply to comment #1)
> Then, if still no luck, you might want to try the workaround described at
> Comment 8 in Bug 6936.

This fixed it. Thanks! polkit-0.107-1, btw.

Joe Shmoe 2012-09-13 11:58:15 CEST

Source RPM: networkmanager-applet-0.9.6.2-2.mga3 => polkit networkmanager-applet-0.9.6.2-2.mga3

Manuel Hiebel 2012-09-23 21:20:34 CEST

Blocks: (none) => 7557

Comment 3 Manuel Hiebel 2012-10-20 20:40:53 CEST

this one was fixed iirc; if not reopen

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED