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Add polkit configuration for Network Manager.

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DJ Lucas 2016-11-13 04:08:20 +00:00
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<!-- $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ -->
<!ENTITY day "11"> <!-- Always 2 digits -->
<!ENTITY day "13"> <!-- Always 2 digits -->
<!ENTITY month "11"> <!-- Always 2 digits -->
<!ENTITY year "2016">
<!ENTITY copyrightdate "2001-&year;">
<!ENTITY copyholder "The BLFS Development Team">
<!ENTITY version "&year;-&month;-&day;">
<!ENTITY releasedate "November 11th &year;">
<!ENTITY releasedate "November 13th &year;">
<!ENTITY pubdate "&year;-&month;-&day;"> <!-- metadata req. by TLDP -->
<!ENTITY blfs-version "svn"> <!-- svn|[release #] -->
<!ENTITY lfs-version "development"> <!-- x.y|development -->

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<listitem>
<para>November 13th, 2016</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>[dj] - Add polkit configuration for Network Manager.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>November 11th, 2016</para>
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networking/netutils/networkmanager.xml
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<para>
<application>NetworkManager</application> is a set of co-operative
tools that make networking simple and straightforward. Whether WiFi, wired,
3G, or Bluetooth, NetworkManager allows you to quickly move from one network
to another: Once a network has been configured and joined once, it can be
detected and re-joined automatically the next time it's available.
tools that make networking simple and straightforward. Whether WiFi,
wired, 3G, or Bluetooth, NetworkManager allows you to quickly move from
one network to another: Once a network has been configured and joined
once, it can be detected and re-joined automatically the next time it's
available.
</para>
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<para>
For <application>NetworkManager</application> to work, at least
minimal configuration file must be present. Such file is not
installed with <command>make install</command>. Issue following
command as the
<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user to create
minimal <filename>NetworkManager.conf</filename> file:
a minimal configuration file must be present. Such file is not
installed with <command>make install</command>. Issue the following
command as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user to
create minimal <filename>NetworkManager.conf</filename> file:
</para>
<screen role="root"><userinput>cat &gt;&gt; /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf &lt;&lt; "EOF"
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for any additional options.
</para>
<para>
To allow regular users permission to configure network connections,
you should add them to the
<systemitem class="groupname">netdev</systemitem>
group, and create a <application>polkit</application> rule that grants
access. Run the following commands as the
<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
</para>
<screen role="root"><userinput>/sbin/usermod -a -G netdev <replaceable>&lt;username&gt;</replaceable>
cat &gt; /usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.rules &lt;&lt; "EOF"
<literal>polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
if (action.id.indexOf("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.") == 0 &amp;&amp; subject.isInGroup("netdev")) {
return polkit.Result.YES;
}
});</literal>
EOF</userinput></screen>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="NetworkManager-init">
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as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
</para>
<note>
<para>
If using <application>Network Manager</application> to manage
an interface, any previous configuration for that interface should be
removed, and the interface brought down prior to starting
<application>Network Manager</application>.
</para>
</note>
<indexterm zone="NetworkManager NetworkManager-init">
<primary sortas="f-NetworkManager">NetworkManager</primary>
</indexterm>