http_proxy environment variable is not being updated

[George Pollard]

Changing to "direct internet connection" in gnome-network-preferences doesn't seem to update the http_proxy environment variable.

Programs that this affects (that I've found) include apt-get and liferea.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

thank you for your bug report, that's not a bug though, the variable is changed but applications running don't get dynamic environment changes, that's not a bug in the configuration tools

[George Pollard (porges)]

see comment

[George Pollard (porges)]

Sebastien, sorry if the screenshot is misleading, but the terminal was launched *after* the proxy settings were changed. Even if I restart the computer $http_proxy is not updated.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

what ubuntu version do you use, could you open gconf-editor and see if the system, http_proxy and proxy categories are updated when you do changes in the GNOME dialog

[George Pollard (porges)]

This is using latest Intrepid Alpha.

These properties are updated correctly in gconf-editor:
/system/http_proxy/use_http_proxy
/system/proxy/mode

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

that's what this dialog is supposed to do, so it seems to work correctly, the bug would rather be those applications not using the gconf key correctly then

[George Pollard (porges)]

I think I've found the problem: http_proxy is being set explicitly in /etc/environment.

I didn't put this there myself (and it wasn't there before I upgraded to Intrepid), so I presume that this is a side-effect of upgrading to Intrepid through a proxy?

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Thanks for your bugreport.

When you changed the proxy settings, did you click (afterwards) on "Apply system-wide" ?

[George Pollard (porges)]

Yes, this does not affect the /etc/environment setting.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-control-center - 1:2.23.90-0ubuntu12

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gnome-control-center (1:2.23.90-0ubuntu12) intrepid; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/50_ubuntu_systemwide_prefs.patch:
    - fix reseting the proxy environment (LP: #271108)

 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:01:28 +0200

[Luca Aluffi (aluffilu)]

Hi!

Just installed 8.10 over a proxyed computer and still experiencing the same problem as a above.
1) Package gnome-control-center is 1:2.24.0.1-0ubuntu7.1. ;
2) gconf-editor shows the right information but /etc/environment does not;
3) I've tried a couple of time to set/unset variables and still does not works

Bye
Luca

[DerekKeats (derek-dkeats)]

I am on a fully up-to-date Intrepid and I am getting the same problem. It has resulted in much frustration with instability. Is there any workaround to get rid of the 'proxy settigns from hell' problem?

Description of bug:

Open gconf-editor, and delete proxy and http_proxy settings. Close gconf-editor, and reopen it, and the settings are unchanged (i.e. the proxy settings are still there. Do this with preferences, network proxy, apply system wide, and save. Restart a terminal or restart the computer and type echo $http_proxy and the deleted settings are still there.

Where is this stored, and how can I edit it manually to get rid of the problem until the bug is resolved?

thanks
derek

[abc_echo (siren442-gmail)]

on ubuntu 9.10, I encountered the same problem.

[abc_echo (siren442-gmail)]

it's boring... :(