Bug 8137

Summary:	networkmanager-applet has insufficient privileges in xfce and lxde
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Joseph Wang <joequant>
Component:	RPM Packages	Assignee:	Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	major
Priority:	Normal	CC:	dmorganec, mageia, olav
Version:	Cauldron
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	x86_64
OS:	Linux
See Also:	https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6936
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:	networkmanager-applet-0.9.6.4-1.mga3 polkit	CVE:
Status comment:
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	7557

Description Joseph Wang 2012-11-18 16:36:09 CET

Description of problem:

trying to use networkmanager-applet in xfce and lxde results in insufficient privileges

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:



Steps to Reproduce:
1. start up lxde or xfce 
2. set up a connection with network manager
3. try to switch wifi spots with nm-applet
4. insufficient privileges dialog

see this link for a fix

http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.hk/2012/05/howto-give-network-manager-sufficient.html

Manuel Hiebel 2012-11-18 16:53:07 CET

CC: (none) => dmorganec, mageia, olav
See Also: (none) => https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6936
Blocks: (none) => 7557
Source RPM: networkmanager-applet-0.9.6.4-1.mga3 => networkmanager-applet-0.9.6.4-1.mga3 polkit

Comment 1 Colin Guthrie 2014-02-03 10:59:51 CET

The above fix is incorrect. The problem is that there is no authentication agent running under these desktops, but this should be fixed now in Mageia 4 as we use mate-polkit agent under these lightweight desktops that do not provide sufficient infrastructure by themselves for a modern desktop (or at least have a confused approach to it - but then that's our job - to put together the missing pieces!)

Resolving as fixed as I believe it is now fixed.

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