Am Samstag, 19. November 2011, 16:31:57 schrieb James Knott:
Sven Burmeister wrote:
Read the bug reports I posted, the issue is known. Root is only needed for creating the connection because it is saved outside user-space. Connecting however works without root password.
As owner of my computers, it's not a problem to enter the root password. However, it is a serious problem in corporate environments, where a user, who likely won't have the root password, will not be able to use WiFi at home or elsewhere. It's an extremely *STOOPID* design.
I think it does make sense to be able to restrict users to not be able to add more network configs. Whether it should be default is debatable. But allowing everybody to add connections and thus working around the connections set-up by the admin can also be a security risk for corporate IT. I'm not sure but there should be a policy-kit setting somewhere to allow everybody to create connections. Sven -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org