this concerns :
network-manager version 1.6.2-3+deb9u2
network-manager-gnome version 1.4.4-1+deb9u1
firmware-iwlwifi version 20161130-4
gnome version 3.22.2
Debian GNU/Linux version 9 (stretch) 64 bits
➤ I am writing to report this
unsolicited behaviour:
Steps:
1 - Fresh Debian with wired internet access
2 - access to network settings require root password (this
is ok)
3 - install firmware-iwlwifi
4 - access to network settings (LAN and Wi-Fi) do not
require password anymore, whatever user is logged in, even
after reboot.
5 - uninstall firmware-iwlwifi restore root password
requirement.
I've found no info about this behaviour in the documentation,
nor how to prevent this to happen without consent.
➤ I would like to know how to
preserve or restore the primary network-manager secure
behaviour while having Wi-Fi functional.