On 29/06/17 19:55, gumb wrote:
On 29/06/17 20:35, Istvan Gabor wrote:
Hello:
I noticed that network-manager configured networks are different for different users. I would like to make a default system setup and I want that network-manager offers every user the same choices.
I would like to setup some default connections as admin. All users should see the same default connections, able to start and stop those connections but not able to modify the connections (add new connection or remove connection). (That is, I would like to imitate the previous smpppd/kinternet/ifup combo behavior with nm.)
How to do this in Leap 42.2? Does it matter which nm-applet is run (kde or gtk)?
Links to good network manager manuals or howtos are also welcomed.
Thanks,
Istvan
In the default Plasma NM tool, when you add or edit a connection, under the General tab, select 'All users may connect to this network'. When you OK the dialog you'll be asked for the root password (or this will have been demanded on editing an existing connection). The Advanced button next to this option allows you to select more precisely which users are allowed to connect.
Note that - if you're using KDE - this may not work (at least, not the way you want). I haven't dug into it, but from previous threads here it seems KDE stores the password in the user's wallet so the connections can only be created at login. I fell foul of this because I wanted the connections created at boot. The workaround is to use a different desktop, which will then store the password in Network Manager's config file.
I don't know for sure if users can remove a shared connection. I'd have thought the root password would be required for that too.
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