network manager doesn't show with multiple users logged in
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: indicator-applet
Ubuntu 10.04.1
Indicator Applet 0.3.7
after logging in with one user and then logging in with a second user the indicator-applet does not show the network manager. however after switching to the first user it is editable. upon switching to the second user the icon is still not shown however the changes take effect.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: indicator-applet 0.3.7-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686
NonfreeKernelMo
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Sep 27 21:58:30 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: indicator-applet
| Tom Hauser (doogie128) wrote | #1 |
| affects: | indicator-applet (Ubuntu) → network-manager (Ubuntu) |
| summary: |
- indicator-applet doesn't show network manager with multiple users logged - in + network manager doesn't show with multiple users logged in |
| Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox) wrote | #2 |
| tags: | added: multi-user |
| Changed in network-manager (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| affects: | network-manager (Ubuntu) → network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) |
This is a known limitation of NetworkManager, it will only show up for the first user connected. You need to exit the session or kill nm-applet to start it again and have it show in the following session.