Comment 8 for bug 1072518

/etc/init.d/networking stop is supposed to bring down your network
interfaces. It's not crashing your network connection, it's doing what it's
supposed to. The bug we're talking about is that it also brings down your
display manager, which it's not supposed to do. After you issue the stop
command, you can start your networking back up by /etc/init.d/networking
start
On Mar 21, 2013 12:40 PM, "paolo schiattarella" <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Same here. It also crashes my network connection and I have to reboot
> manually with sudo reboot.
> I don't need to go to a virtual terminal though. My xterminal comes back
> (with a different background color) and I can issue the reboot command.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1072518
>
> Title:
> Restarting network crashes (apparently) the desktop manager
>
> Status in “ubuntu-meta” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> The unity UI and windows decorations dissappear when I do one of the
> following:
>
> sudo restart networking
>
> or
>
> sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart.
>
> This renders me unable to focus any of the open windows with
> mouse/keyboard, leaving the system unusable. I have to drop to
> terminal (CTRL-ALT-F2) and do a sudo reboot.
>
> I am not sure what parts of the desktop are going down, so I posted
> this bug under ubuntu-desktop. I'd be happy to follow up with more
> information as needed.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
> Package: ubuntu-desktop 1.287
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
> Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Mon Oct 29 09:45:12 2012
> EcryptfsInUse: Yes
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-20 (8 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64
> (20121017.5)
> MarkForUpload: True
> ProcEnviron:
> TERM=xterm
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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