Activity log for bug #1614043

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2016-08-17 10:31:58 Martin Pitt bug added bug
2016-08-17 10:32:27 Martin Pitt description On upgrades, network-manager creates an empty /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf which shadows the one in /usr/lib: $ strace -fvvs1024 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --print-config 2>&1|grep 10-globally access("/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf", F_OK) = 0 open("/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf", O_RDONLY) = 5 write(1, "# NetworkManager configuration: /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf (etc: 10-globally-managed-devices.conf, default-wifi-powersave-on.conf)\n\n[main]\nplugins=ifupdown,keyfile,ofono\ndns=dnsmasq\n\n[ifupdown]\nmanaged=false\n\n[connection]\nwifi.powersave=3\n", 252# NetworkManager configuration: /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf (etc: 10-globally-managed-devices.conf, default-wifi-powersave-on.conf) However, the same does not work for /run: sudo rm /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf sudo touch /run/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf $ strace -fvvs1024 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --print-config 2>&1|grep 10-globally access("/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf", F_OK) = 0 open("/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf", O_RDONLY) = 5 access("/var/run/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf", F_OK) = 0 open("/var/run/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf", O_RDONLY) = 5 write(1, "# NetworkManager configuration: /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf (lib: 10-globally-managed-devices.conf) (etc: default-wifi-powersave-on.conf)\n\n[main]\nplugins=ifupdown,keyfile,ofono\ndns=dnsmasq\n\n[keyfile]\nunmanaged-devices=*,except:type:wifi,except:type:wwan\n\n[ifupdown]\nmanaged=false\n\n[connection]\nwifi.powersave=3\n", 323# NetworkManager configuration: /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf (lib: 10-globally-managed-devices.conf) (etc: default-wifi-powersave-on.conf) Thus "unmanaged-devices" is still excluding eveyrthing but wifi/wwan, i. e. per the original /usr/lib/ config. On upgrades, network-manager creates an empty /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf which shadows the one in /usr/lib: $ strace -fvvs1024 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --print-config 2>&1|grep 10-globally access("/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf", F_OK) = 0 open("/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf", O_RDONLY) = 5 write(1, "# NetworkManager configuration: /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf (etc: 10-globally-managed-devices.conf, default-wifi-powersave-on.conf)\n\n[main]\nplugins=ifupdown,keyfile,ofono\ndns=dnsmasq\n\n[ifupdown]\nmanaged=false\n\n[connection]\nwifi.powersave=3\n", 252# NetworkManager configuration: /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf (etc: 10-globally-managed-devices.conf, default-wifi-powersave-on.conf) However, the same does not work for /run: sudo rm /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf sudo touch /run/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf $ strace -fvvs1024 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --print-config 2>&1|grep 10-globally access("/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf", F_OK) = 0 open("/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf", O_RDONLY) = 5 access("/var/run/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf", F_OK) = 0 open("/var/run/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf", O_RDONLY) = 5 write(1, "# NetworkManager configuration: /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf (lib: 10-globally-managed-devices.conf) (etc: default-wifi-powersave-on.conf)\n\n[main]\nplugins=ifupdown,keyfile,ofono\ndns=dnsmasq\n\n[keyfile]\nunmanaged-devices=*,except:type:wifi,except:type:wwan\n\n[ifupdown]\nmanaged=false\n\n[connection]\nwifi.powersave=3\n", 323# NetworkManager configuration: /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf (lib: 10-globally-managed-devices.conf) (etc: default-wifi-powersave-on.conf) Thus "unmanaged-devices" is still excluding eveyrthing but wifi/wwan, i. e. per the original /usr/lib/ config. network-manager version 1.2.2-0ubuntu6
2016-08-17 10:34:37 Martin Pitt network-manager (Ubuntu): status New In Progress
2016-08-17 10:34:40 Martin Pitt network-manager (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Medium
2016-08-17 10:34:42 Martin Pitt network-manager (Ubuntu): assignee Martin Pitt (pitti)
2016-08-17 10:34:44 Martin Pitt network-manager (Ubuntu): milestone ubuntu-16.08
2016-08-17 10:54:41 Martin Pitt network-manager (Ubuntu): status In Progress Fix Committed
2016-08-17 13:43:12 Launchpad Janitor network-manager (Ubuntu): status Fix Committed Fix Released