diff -Nru network-manager-applet-0.8.2.orig//nm-applet-dbus-126.conf network-manager-applet-0.8.2/nm-applet-dbus-126.conf
--- network-manager-applet-0.8.2.orig//nm-applet-dbus-126.conf	2010-04-06 08:35:03.000000000 +0200
+++ network-manager-applet-0.8.2/nm-applet-dbus-126.conf	2011-01-30 15:15:31.488035082 +0100
@@ -23,6 +23,19 @@
                 <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings"
                        send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerSettings.Connection.Secrets"/>
         </policy>
+        <policy group="sysadmin">
+                <allow own="org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings"/>
+
+                <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings"
+                       send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerSettings"/>
+
+                <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings"
+                       send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerSettings.Connection"/>
+
+                <!-- sysadmin group can get secrets -->
+                <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings"
+                       send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerSettings.Connection.Secrets"/>
+        </policy>
         <policy at_console="true">
                 <allow own="org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings"/>