network-manager does not save modifications on GSM connections (even when modified the connection name)

[Paulo Cristovão de Araújo Silva Filho]

Binary package hint: network-manager

Ubuntu release:
Description: Ubuntu karmic (development branch)
Release: 9.10 (beta)

Package:
network-manager:
  Instalado: 0.8~a~git.20090923t064445.b20cef2-0ubuntu2
  Candidato: 0.8~a~git.20090923t064445.b20cef2-0ubuntu2
  Tabela de versão:
 *** 0.8~a~git.20090923t064445.b20cef2-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://br.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

The modifications made on an GSM connection are not saved by network-manager on its gconf profiles. I had to create (manually) the ~/.gconf/system/network/<n_connection>/ipv4 itens so it could save configurations like other DNS servers.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] Arquivo ou diretório inexistente
Date: Sat Oct 3 16:38:53 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
IpRoute:
 192.168.1.0/24 dev eth1 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.102 metric 2
 default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth1 proto static
Package: network-manager 0.8~a~git.20090923t064445.b20cef2-0ubuntu2
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=pt_BR.UTF-8
 LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic
RfKill:
 0: hci0: Bluetooth
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: network-manager
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic i686

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package network-manager - 0.8~a~git.20091005t192303.1d28ad1-0ubuntu1

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network-manager (0.8~a~git.20091005t192303.1d28ad1-0ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low

  * upstream snapshot 2009-10-05 19:23:03 (GMT)
    + 1d28ad1aa54bacf6b6b64582ee7c41d9728d7304
  * fixed upstream
    - LP: #413622 - Network manager does not unmanage devices configured as
      "mapping" in /etc/network/interfaces
    - LP: #413967 - Network manager does not connect wlan0 on startup
    - LP: #417719 - Disconnected static wired network initially treated as
      connected
    - LP: #422597 - 802.11x fails for wired connections (wireless works)
    - LP: #438771 - Creating a wireless or DSL connection fails with
      "Error editing connection: property '%s' / '%s' invalid: %d"
    - LP: #443423 - Connection properties are not stored
    - LP: #439221 - cannot create wireless Wpa & Wpa2 connection with GUI
    - LP: #441668 - network-manager does not save modifications on GSM
      connections
    - LP: #438454 - NetworkManager fails to set IP and route information entered

  [ Mathieu Trudel <email address hidden> ]
  * updated pkcs11 smartcard patch
    - updated debian/patches/lp120363_smartcard_pkcs11.patch
  * add new 802.1x symbols to libnm-util1.symbols
    - update debian/libnm-util1.symbols

  [ Alexander Sack <email address hidden> ]
  * drop cherry-pick now applied upstream
    - delete debian/patches/lp436884.patch
    - update debian/patches/series
  * extend apport hook to also append /etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf
    - update debian/source_network-manager.py

 -- Alexander Sack <email address hidden> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:46:01 +0200