Ubuntu – Remove sudo password when connecting to new WiFi network

12.04passwordpermissionswireless

So currently when my non-admin user tries to connect to a new WiFi network (e.g. at a cafe say) NetworkManager prompts for the admin user's password. Is there a way to turn this off and to allow the non-admin user to connect to whatever Wifi network they like?

EDIT: just to clarify, I really mean a new WiFi network never connected to prior by the computer, so clicking 'Available to all users' on an existing established connection will not solve the matter- as currently no issue with the non-admin user reconnecting as many times as they like to the home network.

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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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