Bug 75241 - RFE: only root can switch profiles
Summary: RFE: only root can switch profiles
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Status: CLOSED UPSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: system-config-network
Version: rawhide
Hardware: i686
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Harald Hoyer
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: 102664 117829 (view as bug list)
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Blocks: 74873 81720 87718
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Reported: 2002-10-05 21:14 UTC by Satish Balay
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:10 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2007-11-13 10:56:29 UTC
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Description Satish Balay 2002-10-05 21:14:39 UTC
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User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 Galeon/1.2.5 (X11; Linux i686; U;) Gecko/20020809

Description of problem:
A non-root user should be able to switch network profiles (in the same way he
can activate/deactiveate a network connection)

The tools that should provide this feature are: 
/usr/bin/neat-control
/usr/bin/redhat-config-network 


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Using redhat-config-netowrk configure eth0 (say wireless pcmcia card), create
2 profiles. create a copy of eth0 configuration with different wireless
settings, and then enable eth0-Home for Home profile and ethh0-Work for Work
profile.

2.enable 'Allow Users to enable/diable this device' in the device properties for
both'.

3. Now select Home profile as default

The above 3 are done as root

4. Now as a regular user start up /usr/bin/neat-control

5. Now try activating eth0-Home. This works

6. Using the same tool - try activating eth0-Work. This doesn't work

Actual Results:  6 - form above doesn't work (because 'root' had selected 'Home'
profile as active)

Expected Results:  should have a way for non-root user to switch profiles.

Additional info:


Perhaps redhat-config-network can have the following function

- A checkbox - next to profiles - which indicates "Enable user to switch profiles'

When this checkbox is enabled - neat-control shows an option to switch profiles
(when invoked by non-root user)

Comment 3 Harald Hoyer 2003-12-01 12:55:45 UTC
*** Bug 102664 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 Phillip Heller 2004-03-09 01:50:10 UTC
*** Bug 117829 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***


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