[ubuntu-uk] Internet access for second user

[Tony Travis]

Keith Bowerman wrote:
> I have two large hard drives on this computer with Ubuntu 7.10 on the
> first and Kubuntu 7.10 on the second.
> 
> I am the administrator on both and there is a second user, my partner,
> on each.  When I boot up the machine and log-in in my name, Internet
> access is normal.  However, if my partner switches on the machine and
> logs-in in her name, the wireless network does not start and asks for
> the password.  Firstly my partner does not know the password and I can't
> see the point of her having to go through such a procedure anyway.
> Secondly, if we switch user to myself, the problem persists and short of
> resetting the network configuration the only way I can fix it is by
> rebooting and logging into my account.
> 
> This happens on both operating systems and it effectively means that my
> partner can only use the computer with Internet access when I am at
> home.
> 
> Has anyone any idea how to solve this problem for us?

Hello, Keith.

Try making your partner's user an administrator by clicking on:

	System / Administration / Users and Groups

Select her username from the list of users, then click 'Properties' on 
the right panel and select 'User privileges'. Tick 'Executing system 
administration tasks'. Configuring WiFi is a system administration task.

	Tony.
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