Fix for nm-applet to start as normal user - source https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=63576

nm-applet-as-normal-user-patch1.diff

--- NetworkManager.conf.orig	2014-10-26 10:19:18.398880201 +0100
+++ NetworkManager.conf	2014-10-26 09:37:06.646255367 +0100
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
                 <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"
                        send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.PPP"/>
         </policy>
+      <!-- My hack -->
+        <policy group="network">
+                <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"
+                       send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"/>
+        </policy>
+        <!-- End of my hack -->
         <policy at_console="true">
                 <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"/>

--- nm-applet.conf.orig	2014-10-26 10:20:34.372308988 +0100
+++ nm-applet.conf	2014-10-26 09:41:37.973191670 +0100
@@ -27,6 +27,25 @@
                        send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerSettings.Connection.Secrets"/>
         </policy>
 
+ <!-- My hack -->
+    <policy group="network">
+        <allow own="org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings"/>
+
+        <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings"
+               send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings"/>
+
+       <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings"
+                       send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerSettings.Connection"/>
+
+
+      <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings"
+                       send_interface="org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties"/>
+
+
+        <deny send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerSettings.Secrets"/>
+    </policy>
+       <!-- end of my hack -->
+
         <policy at_console="true">
                 <allow own="org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings"/>