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Re: Can't switch to different wifi network after switching users

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On Sb, 22 ian 22, 13:45:50, Luiz Romário Santana Rios wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm running Debian 11 with KDE and I can't switch to a different
> network if I switch to a different user. The first noticeable problem
> is that every single listed network appears with the "Disconnect"
> button, as if all of them are simultaneously connected (which they're
> obviously not). If I then try to switch to any network from the applet
> I get this:
> 
> "Private connection already active on the device: uid 1000 has no
> permission to perform this operation"

It might help to mark the connection(s) as usable by others.

In the Gnome applet for Network Manager this is done by checking a box 
named "All users may connect to this network", don't know how it's in 
KDE.

Hope this helps,
Andrei
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Can't switch to different wifi network after switching users Luiz Romário Santana Rios <luizromario@gmail.com> - 2022-01-22 18:10 +0100
  Re: Can't switch to different wifi network after switching users Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2022-01-23 09:50 +0100

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