[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#700165: Bug#700165: network-manager: LDAP/SSSD user not authorized to control networking even if member of netdev group

[Luca Capello]

tags 700165 + patch
thanks

Hi there!

On Sat, 09 Feb 2013 13:40:36 +0100, Michael Biebl wrote:
> On 09.02.2013 12:40, Luca Capello wrote:
>
>>         active = FALSE
>
>> 
>> The problem with ConsoleKit is well-known (see #665973).  However,
>> according to /usr/share/doc/network-manager/README.Debian:
>
> Yes, you need to get your CK installation fixed.

While I think this CK situation is becoming ridicule, this also means
that being part of the 'netdev' group is not enough.  I would specify
such thing in the README.Debian, here is a very quick patch:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
--- README.Debian.ORG	2013-01-30 01:13:05.000000000 +0100
+++ README.Debian	2013-02-09 14:30:46.273794036 +0100
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@
 The keyfile specification is available at
 http://projects.gnome.org/NetworkManager/developers/settings-spec-08.html
 
+Please note that being part of the "netdev" or "sudo" groups is not enough for
+PolicyKit grants: you also need a active/local ConsoleKit session.  This could
+be problematic if your login manager does not integrate with ConsoleKit:
+
+  <http://bugs.debian.org/597937>
+
 unmanaged devices and /etc/network/interfaces
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -64,3 +70,5 @@
 recommended to manually remove any configuration for that interface from
 /etc/network/interfaces.
 
+
+ -- Luca Capello <luca at pca.it>, Sat,  9 Feb 2013 14:30:46 +0100
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Thx, bye,
Gismo / Luca
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