Ubuntu 8.10: Login in using user1, then login using user2, log out user1... = You can't change network settings.

Bug #313775 reported by Emad William
10
This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
network-manager (Ubuntu)
Expired
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

If you login using some user (user1 per example), you'll find the network manager applet in the upper-right corner.
login using another user (user2) without logging off user1, you won't find network manager applet. go back to user1, log off and then go back to user2. You won't find it either.
You have to logout of both user1 and user2, and then re-login to be able to deal with networks.

description: updated
Revision history for this message
aesis05401 (aesis05401) wrote :

Emad,

First off, thanks for the report.

nm-applet is a gnome specific front-end for NetworkManager, a project initiated by RedHat a while back. Check out this link for detailed info and flow-charts on NM operation: http://www.arachnoid.com/linux/NetworkManager/.

Information from the link that explains the behavior you reported:

*snip* ..." It is important to understand that, as normally configured and at the time of writing, NM is user-centric, not system-centric (this issue will probably be addressed in a future version), consequently it isn't appropriate for systems with multiple simultaneous GUI logons. When a particular user logs on, the NM control applet 'nm-applet' takes charge and chooses an appropriate network strategy. This means your system may need to fall back to a more conventional network configuration between logons or while in a runlevel that doesn't support GUI logons."... *snip*

I hope this answers your questions for the time being. Because the reported behavior is intended behavior, I am marking this report 'Incomplete,' meaning it will expire in 60 days unless you provide additional information about why this report should be kept open.

Changed in ubuntu:
status: New → Incomplete
Revision history for this message
Timothy Wilson (timothy-gbcwhittier) wrote :

I was about to report this myself. I believe the problem should be addressed in the near future, perhaps only using a workaround for the time at hand, as I am using a machine where there are normally two users logged in, and this method of controlling networking becomes inaccessible to one user or the other.

Przemek K. (azrael)
affects: ubuntu → network-manager (Ubuntu)
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for network-manager (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in network-manager (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
To post a comment you must log in.
This report contains Public information  
Everyone can see this information.

Other bug subscribers

Remote bug watches

Bug watches keep track of this bug in other bug trackers.