This bug was fixed in the package network-manager - 0.8~rc2-0ubuntu1

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network-manager (0.8~rc2-0ubuntu1) lucid; urgency=low

  * upstream snapshot 2009-11-12 01:22:59 (GMT)
    + 420ea0220c29a45337e239e4c53250a6989160a3
    - ppp: allow update of ppp secrets in all ACTIVATING stages (LP: #432205)
    - core: validate pidfile and quit early if NM is already running (rh #517362)
    - core: preserve wifi and networking enabled/disabled states (bgo #582447)
    - libnm-util: don't allow blank or NULL VPN items or secrets (rh #532084)

  * upstream 0.8-rc1 release
    - libnm-util: client cert shouldn't be required to set priv key (bgo #585570)
    - wifi: poll rfkill status for ipw2x00 devices
    - ppp: increase PPPoE pppd timeout to 30 seconds (debug)
    - wifi: don't allow scan requests when associating
    - wifi: ensure wifi devices are enabled on wakeup if not rfkilled
    - libnm-util: handle PEM files without ending newline (rh #507315)
    - system-settings: cache secrets to protect against nm_connection_clear_secrets
    - dnsmasq: VPN DNS fixes (LP #389006)
    - system-settings: fix crash when deleting wired connections
    - modem: subsitute known-good nameservers if PPP doesn't return any (LP: #434477)
    - core: clear invalid tag on failed connections when sleeping (LP: #456362)
    - wwan: unable to bring up mobile-broadband system connection (LP: #483773)
    - 8021x: fixed problems with invalid connection / client-certs (LP: #245184)

  * upstream 0.8-rc2 release
    - po: update italian translation (bgo #595673)
    - core: fix error when parsing state file for WirelessEnabled fails
    - libnm-util: fix potential crash when encrypting fails
    - modem: ensure deactivation on disable only happens on disable
    - modem: ensure device is deactivated if the modem is disabled
      underneath NM
    - modem: enable modem before connecting if required
    - libnm-glib: add WWAN enable/disable support
    - manager: add WWAN enable/disable support
    - modem: proxy the ModemManager Enabled property
    - manager: generalize rfkill operations
    - core: add statefile support for WWAN devices
    - udev: add support for other types of rfkill switches
    - core: generalize interface for enabling/disabling devices
    - modem: fix enable/disable/disconnect flow
    - system-settings: Fix using hostname from DHCP
    - libnm-util: client certificate should not be required to set
      private key (bgo #585570)


  [ Alexander Sack <email address hidden> ]
  * allow daily builds to be filed against ubuntu bug system;
    to allow this we add report['CrashDB'] = 'ubuntu' to the apport
    hook
    - update debian/source_network-manager.py
  * attach list of system-connection configuration files in apport hook
    - update debian/source_network-manager.py

  [ Mathieu Trudel <email address hidden> ]
  * updated pkcs11 smartcard patch
    - updated debian/patches/lp120363_smartcard_pkcs11.patch
  * updated signals patch for apport
    - updated debian/patches/70_lp145653_no_sigaction_for_crashes.patch
  * add new nm_setting_olpc_mesh_new symbol to libnm-util1.symbols
    - update debian/libnm-util1.symbols
  * add new nm_client_wwan* symbols to libnm-glib2.symbols
    - update libnm-glib2.symbols

  [ Tony Espy <email address hidden> ]
  * add logic to map '~rc' versions to '-rc' tag format used upstream.  This
    allows the upstream tags to be used, while managing to keep the version
    numbers less than the final release version.
    - update debian/rules
 -- Tony Espy <email address hidden>   Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:51:19 -0500