Re: nm-editor: Can't make existing configuration a system setting

["Tambet Ingo" <tambet gmail com>]

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 4:50 PM, Michael Biebl <biebl debian org> wrote:
>  When I run the connection-editor from within nm-applet, it presents me a
> list of configured wlan networks ("Auto foo", "Auto bar", ...).
>  I wanted to make one of those configurations a system setting, so I pressed
> "Edit" and checked the "System setting" checkbox.
>
>  Unfortunately, this doesn't make nm-system-settings write a config file in
> /etc/NetworkManager/system_config.
>
>  If I instead use "Add", and check the "System setting" right from the
> start, nm-system-settings correctly creates a config file (which works
> properly).
>
>  So it seems as if nm-applet doesn't convert an existing (user)configuration
> into a system setting configuration.
>
>  Is this a known issue?

It's known to me :) I sort of left it like that until the whole thing
is secured with PolicyKit. Dan needs to approve my PK patches first,
so you can blame him as well. :)
Anyway, I'm glad it works properly with the add button for you, this
is the first success story I hear.

Tambet