This might be a security issue. In Ubuntu 14.10, 14.04… under -network connections/edit wi-fi/wi-fi security – my wireless password is shown and it can be seen by anyone who can access my computer.
Can I protect my password? Is there any application which will ask for root access? To whom shall I report this problem?
Best Answer
This is normal - Ubuntu has this out of the box.
What you can do, is restrict access to the actual command that allows you editing network settings, the
nm-connnection-editor.Open terminal with Ctrl + alt + T, and enter the following commands:
ls -l $(sudo which nm-connection-editor); This will show current permissions for the nm-connection-editor2.
sudo chmod 700 $(sudo which nm-connection-editor); this will change the permissionsNOTE : in case you ever want to go back to editing , you will need to enter this command
sudo chmod 755 $(sudo which nm-connection-editor)to make the editor accessible again