Disabling 'system policy prevents modification of network settings for all users' on Aeon

[highgrounder]

I’m using OpenSUSE Aeon here.

I wonder if there is anyway to disable ‘system policy prevents modification of network settings for all users’ when establishing a new wifi or VPN connection. I saw it every time when I tried to connect to connect Proton VPN (Flatpak), and I suspect this is causing me unable to establish VPN connection.

I have tried the solution in this post, which didn’t work.

I have also tried to create 90-default-privs.rules under /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/ with the following lines, which also didn’t work.

polkit.addRule(function(action, subject) {
   if (action.id == "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.system" &&
       subject.isInGroup ("users")) {
       return polkit.Result.YES;
   }
});

Anyone might know how to solve the problem on Aeon?

[malcolmlewis]

@highgrounder Hi, you set (as in select the check box) this via Settings → Network (as in NetworkManager) for the connection profile.

[arvidjaar]

@highgrounder

subject.isInGroup ("users")

Have you verified that the calling process is in the group users?

[highgrounder]

Could you elaborate? I’m pretty much a layperson.

[malcolmlewis]

Hi
Add or edit the connection?

[highgrounder]

Do you mean to deselect the ‘make available to other users’ setting? My ProtonVPN Flatpak app is not able to create a Wireguard VPN connection, but still gives me this pop-up.

[arvidjaar]

@highgrounder

I have tried the solution in this post, which didn’t work.

We have no idea what you did. Show exactly what you did (which files you changed, what commands you run), then we may be able to see what was incorrect.

[highgrounder]

I added org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.system yes at the end of /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/90-default-privs.rules. Then I ran sudo /usr/sbin/set_polkit_default_privs and rebooted.

After everything I’ve done /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/90-default-privs.rules just reverted back to the original.

[arvidjaar]

@highgrounder

/etc/polkit-default-privs.local

This file is from Leap. It is not used on Tumbleweed. I have no idea where this file comes from in your case. On Tumbleweed it is /etc/polkit-default-privs/local.

[highgrounder]

Sorry I didn’t give you the correct location of the rule file I was editing in my last reply. I have corrected it.

I only have /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/on Aeon. Should I create a rule file under /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/local instead?

[arvidjaar]

@highgrounder

Should I create a rule file under /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/local instead?

No. You should add the line org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.settings.modify.system yes to the /etc/polkit-default-privs/local and run /usr/sbin/set_polkit_default_privs.