Bug#648184: gnome: cannot use NetworkManager to connect to a VPN

[Julian Gilbey]

On Wed, Nov 09, 2011 at 02:02:25PM +0100, Michael Biebl wrote:
> Am 09.11.2011 13:49, schrieb Julian Gilbey:
> > Package: gnome
> > Version: 1:3.0+3
> > Severity: important
> > 
> > Since upgrading to GNOME 3 yesterday, I now find that network-manager
> > is unable to connect to a VPN.  The message in .xsession-errors is:
> > 
> > ** (nm-applet:4570): WARNING **: Connection activation failed: Not
> > authorized to control networking.
> > 
> > I don't have the faintest idea how to revert to the former behaviour.
> > 
> 
> Are you using fallback mode or gnome-shell?

Ah, it was fallback mode from SLiM.  When I connected through GDM3
selecting a GNOME session, it worked fine.

> What's the output of ck-list-sessions?

Interestingly, there are two in this new scenario where VPN works:

Session3:
        unix-user = '0'
        realname = 'root'
        seat = 'Seat1'
        session-type = ''
        active = FALSE
        x11-display = ''
        x11-display-device = ''
        display-device = '/dev/pts/1'
        remote-host-name = ''
        is-local = TRUE
        on-since = '2011-11-09T21:42:12.961848Z'
        login-session-id = '4294967295'
Session2:
        unix-user = '1000'
        realname = 'Julian Gilbey'
        seat = 'Seat1'
        session-type = 'x11'
        active = TRUE
        x11-display = ':0'
        x11-display-device = '/dev/tty7'
        display-device = ''
        remote-host-name = ''
        is-local = TRUE
        on-since = '2011-11-09T21:38:25.026720Z'
        login-session-id = '4294967295'


> If you are running "pkexec /bin/true", do you get a authentication
> dialog and can you successfully authenticate?

In the current setup, yes I can.

So it seems to work - thank you!

Now I just have to figure out how to get the same thing to work in
XFCE :-)

This may mean that this bug can be closed - thanks!

   Julian