From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Chris Marusich Subject: Re: Network Manager Service Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2016 16:25:43 -0800 Message-ID: <87y3znxqew.fsf@gmail.com> References: <3bc5b721a8b3a69692e3bf52b13bc5f0@openmailbox.org> <87lgwd1at2.fsf@gnu.org> <874m31xijr.fsf@gmail.com> <87y40dvt1d.fsf@gnu.org> <4fafee90348a41b9cebf93bdefc8fd76@openmailbox.org> <87mvgq7ebm.fsf@gnu.org> <87k2bth1ai.fsf@gmail.com> <9204e13e6994e5997c2f1ec701cbdc5c@openmailbox.org> <87k2bjetus.fsf@gmail.com> <914f537b7289ae04dceeca49d36b288c@openmailbox.org> <87vauujxf7.fsf@gnu.org> <874m2dvbfw.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:41753) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cFrz6-0003GH-7G for help-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 10 Dec 2016 19:27:21 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cFrz3-0004ll-1s for help-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 10 Dec 2016 19:27:20 -0500 In-Reply-To: <874m2dvbfw.fsf@gmail.com> (Chris Marusich's message of "Thu, 08 Dec 2016 22:55:15 -0800") List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" To: Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= Cc: rennes@openmailbox.org, help-guix@gnu.org --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chris Marusich writes: > ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) writes: > >> Hello! >> >> rennes@openmailbox.org skribis: >> >>> On 2016-12-01 06:06, Chris Marusich wrote: >>> >>>> I tried this unsuccessfully. When I check the box ('Make available to >>>> other users') and then hit the "Apply" button, a window pops up asking >>>> me to enter the password for the "Administrator". My account has sudo >>>> permission, so I tried typing in the password I use when I run sudo. >>>> However, that didn't work (the authentication apparently failed), so I >>>> wasn't able to set the option. >>> >>> Chris, try typing the root password. >> >> So what=E2=80=99s the conclusion here? >> >> If Network Manager works as expected, we should consider adding it to >> =E2=80=98%desktop-services=E2=80=99. >> >> Thanks, >> Ludo=E2=80=99. OK, so Network Manager can be used, but I wouldn't say it's flawless. I still prefer wicd, so I don't think we should replace wicd with Network Manager just yet. Specifically, I expect that it will automatically connect to my wireless network when I've checked the "Connect automatically" box and left the "Make available to other users" box unchecked. However, Network Manager fails to auto-connect in that case. This issue is present in other distros [1], but supposedly auto-connect works as expected on Debian [2]. I haven't tried it on Debian, so I can't confirm yet. Yes, it's true that on GuixSD, if you check the "Make available to other users" box, auto-connect works. However, this workaround requires root to have a password [3], and it's just that: a workaround. [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1354924 [2] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3D340568 [3] The reason it requires the root password is apparently because of our PolKit rules. We should probably adjust the PolKit rules for this action so that the "wheel" group members can do it, not just the root user. That way, I could authenticate using my own password (since I am in the "wheel" group for sudo access already), and I wouldn't have to give root a password. =2D-=20 Chris --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCAAdFiEEy/WXVcvn5+/vGD+x3UCaFdgiRp0FAlhMnQcACgkQ3UCaFdgi Rp3k/xAAtJPihENezzztHaIyes94nwVvxnFjzRcc4gnkwR4WcdVCk/RN6wC0ibfV wdp/gv7QYsX+6Mdhb+PesiXdrV27sjRETyWij0bUOewYJ3WC3LoSMP9RJXhwvLUs y+AYY3eVMjj94kuPreRPaYdegubxFHcMR6aa19X0cY7SIgwvfBAbasuZttRU2NUk 3/AAcCfHXkgMK9TFhXmko4nghFff+m924WEOcKJdKM5pf3/67C7l7smdSlL4O5oi 5BoDfke6hlo9jxCM+PDjwzWges32X/N5JAWwE3+PPqrjM2mZuDqnEMD86fVSXWEe p5RgddZDz0JKVKDal4dbQjyJy1+1FNkgXTbmF2cu4pui+hjT+n4jVTDasbstXznk p8kRbOt4G28Ht2VJxtrC+szNXxShIviuwNtjThm8gGekk+yRtJ7XxHfmyww/T/B2 iVGn7jbBroJ2NgL7jW+cW7kU81AbqmkN63Oeu7oQCfiupWv8n+9HTysPUw2pz1M5 UnP3GnZops2VotrFhsisNh+bCH2vWgCtZ39dt17bVD1XKafj3Cur9H+NMXaJI1// Q42PiU76a2MfY7GJXhNPALj7xO2M66MqTAQNZqGgVIrT/hLQcVLsf+eAq3uoM/UY /hMm1BJLyZk1dDb6laTDu7lt3qPJ9IGxns968adF0mvJuW+EUzg= =5KzW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--