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Bug 676979 - [info] cannot change device name
[info] cannot change device name
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 679281
Product: gnome-control-center
Classification: Core
Component: Other Preferences
3.4.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Control-Center Maintainers
Control-Center Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-05-28 17:21 UTC by Allan Day
Modified: 2012-08-22 13:24 UTC
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Description Allan Day 2012-05-28 17:21:24 UTC 
There's a text field there but it's insensitive, and there's no obvious way to make it editable.
Comment 1 Matthias Clasen 2012-05-29 03:28:09 UTC 
The text field becomes editable if policykit answers 'yes' when asked whether you have the org.freedesktop.hostname1.set-static-hostname privilege. Our default policy doesn't say 'yes' for this, but 'maybe'...
Comment 2 Allan Day 2012-05-31 09:31:31 UTC 
It seems right that not all users can edit this. Would it be possible to have an editable text field for admin users and a plain string for non-admins?

(If not, we could put a small unlock button next to the text field.)
Comment 3 Allan Day 2012-08-22 13:24:49 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 679281 ***