Public bug reported:
When you install Ubuntu 13.10 or 14.04, the first account is the admin
account. The admin account can connect to new wifi connections just
fine without needing the admin password. When the admin account creates
a standard non-admin, that non-admin account when it tries to connect to
new wifi connections, pops up a dialog box asking for the admin
password. Non-admin accounts can not connect to new wifi connections
without the admin account. Does this present a security flaw as the
only solution is to make all accounts admin or having everyone know the
admin password. My sister is the admin account for the laptop and she
can connect just fine. I however is only just a non-admin account and
everywhere I go I am asked for the admin account everytime I want to
connect to wifi at Starbucks or any other place.
I should note that wired ethernet connections work just fine, however it
is annoying to find some business that has wired ports and some have
none at all :(
This bug is present in 13.10 AND 14.04
Tested on 14.04 as of Febuary 28, 2014
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: network-manager-gnome 0.9.8.0-1ubuntu5.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.25-generic 3.11.10
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Mar 1 09:52:27 2014
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nm-applet
IfupdownConfig:
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-25 (127 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
IpRoute:
default via 69.145.136.1 dev eth0 proto static
69.145.136.0/22 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 69.145.137.13 metric 1
IwConfig:
eth0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
MarkForUpload: True
NetworkManager.state:
[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true
WimaxEnabled=true
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
RfKill:
0: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: network-manager-applet
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
nmcli-con:
NAME UUID TYPE
TIMESTAMP TIMESTAMP-REAL AUTOCONNECT READONLY
DBUS-PATH
Wired connection 1 2e05c40f-3e1f-4b48-a4f3-2efbe1450403
802-3-ethernet 1393692735 Sat 01 Mar 2014 09:52:15 AM MST yes
no /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/0
nmcli-dev:
DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH
eth0 802-3-ethernet connected
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
nmcli-nm:
RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI
WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN
running 0.9.8.0 connected enabled enabled
enabled enabled disabled
** Affects: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug saucy
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Title:
Non-admin users need admin access to connect to new wifi. A problem
on mobile devices with standard non admin accounts. Present on 13.10
to 14.04
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