[GLLUG] Allowing a Non-Privileged User to Add Wireless Connections in Lubuntu

Chris Fritz fritzc at poweronlansing.com
Sat Mar 10 14:50:53 EST 2012


Thanks all - I'll try these at work on Monday as that's where the
machine is. I'll let you know how it turns out!

Chris

On Mar 9, 2012, at 11:27 PM, Bryan Laur <bjlaur at mtu.edu> wrote:

> You don't say what you currently use to add wireless connections.
>
> If lubuntu uses NetworkManager,  you should be use that and nm-applet
> (system tray program)
>
> (A note here might be useful:)
> http://wiki.lxde.org/en/LXSession#Automatically_start_some_applications_on_login
>
> -Bryan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chris Fritz <fritzc at poweronlansing.com>
> To: GLLUG <linux-user at egr.msu.edu>
> Sent: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 13:40:18 -0500 (EST)
> Subject: [GLLUG] Allowing a Non-Privileged User to Add Wireless Connections in Lubuntu
>
> Does anyone know how to do this? This user has permissions to do
> everything apart from administer the system and ALL I want to allow is
> the ability to add wireless connections without an admin password. If
> I have to, I'll give them access to modify all network settings
> (although I'm not sure how to do that exclusively either). No luck
> searching the forums for help, unfortunately.
>
> Chris Fritz
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