How can I get online on a Ubuntu PC without the administrator password? I have ordinary user privileges, and the wifi itself is not password protected.
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Related: https://askubuntu.com/questions/244567/remove-sudo-password-when-connecting-to-new-wifi-network – AlikElzin-kilaka Sep 29 '21 at 18:10
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Does this answer your question? Remove sudo password when connecting to *new* WiFi network – brasofilo May 15 '22 at 03:08
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This is a 10 year old Grandfather question. It has a score of 6 and two answers. It should remain open. The proposed duplicated question is only 7 years old. – C.S.Cameron May 15 '22 at 15:00
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If the wireless is working; that is, a driver is installed, then you should be able to click the Network Manager icon, see your network and connect. If the wireless is not working because it needs to have a driver installed, then you cannot proceed without administrator privileges. The administrator password is required to modify the system and install software, including drivers.
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I found success with the following solution in Ubuntu 13.04:
Open /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.policy with root/sudo privileges and search for the following line:
<message>System policy prevents modification of network settings for all users</message>
A few lines below that should be this:
<allow_active>auth_admin_keep</allow_active>
Change it to:
<allow_active>yes</allow_active>
Save the file and restart your computer.
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