networkmanager, VPN enable needs root password

English Network/Internet
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Hallo Community,

I use networkmanger and set 2 VPN Connections to be used “for all users”. Login credentials (password) are stored. After Network connection the user should be able to choose (enable one of them), however connecting to a VPN always pops up the request for the admin password. Is there a way to simplify this e.g. add the user to a VPN group, to enable “inexperienced users” to use the VPN without giving them root credentials?

I thin I found something in the past, but are not able to recover it by a search.

Thank You for tipps.
Bert

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You most likely ( I don’t use VPN ) have to also set “Store password unencrypted” in the IP4 settings. At least that’s the way it works for ‘normal’ wifi settings.

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I think this did the Job! Store Password unencrypted, and the root request was gone. I wanted to avoid the users to know the password, but there seems no way to do this.

Thank you very much!

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It’s already done for you, the permissions of the file where the connection data are stored are rw for root only.