• prevent adding a new profile for wired connection settings?

    From Bill Abers@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 6 13:20:45 2025
    The subject says it all, so how would this be done in 22.04? I just
    want the one wired connection with no way to add another and bypass the existing connection. Thank you.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
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    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
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    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
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    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Lawrence D'Oliveiro@21:1/5 to Bill Abers on Sun Jun 8 01:02:11 2025
    On Sat, 7 Jun 2025 12:12:08 -0400, Bill Abers wrote:

    ... or that I would have inadvertently locked myself out of my new
    settings. Has happened before, but not with PolicyKit.

    If you lock yourself out of sufficient privileges to fix a problem with
    your installation, there’s always the option of booting the machine with a copy of SystemRescue on a USB stick. That should let you get in and fix
    things.

    I always keep a copy of SystemRescue handy. ;)

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Bill Abers@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jun 8 10:46:04 2025
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    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Bill Abers@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jun 8 10:44:45 2025
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    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)