Bug 392549

Summary:	Use WIFI password entered in one user's session for another user's session
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Gregor Mi <codestruct>
Component:	Networking in general	Assignee:	Jan Grulich <jgrulich>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	jgrulich
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	master
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Gregor Mi 2018-03-31 07:29:09 UTC

This is merely an observation and don't know if there is an easy way to fix it.

SITUATION:
1. There is one home laptop. Log in with user A.
2. Connect to WIFI, enter password, store it with kwallet.
3. Switch session and log in with user B.
4. User B can use the internet over WIFI
5. Switch user to A and log out.
6. Switch back to user B.
7. User B has lost internet connection.

Naively, I would expect that on that home computer it is sufficient to enter the WIFI password once and all users benefit. On the other hand, I can imagine that it is unwanted that user B can get sensitive information entered by user A. Maybe there could be an option "Share this connection with all users even when you are logged out (exposes password)".

Comment 1 Jan Grulich 2018-05-28 11:39:33 UTC

There is option to store your password to all users, see the combobox below the password. You will also need to mark the connection as available to all users in the "General configuration" tab.

Comment 2 Gregor Mi 2018-05-29 18:19:54 UTC

Thanks for the hint, I'll try that.

Comment 3 Ben Cooksley 2024-12-23 18:23:39 UTC

Bulk transfer as requested in T17796