Re: Problems with Ubuntu 8.10 and multiple users (connection closed on log out)

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Wed, 2008-12-10 at 21:05 +0100, Dídac Busquets wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I kind of partially solved the problem. I've changed the connection 
> setting so that it is a system-wide connection and all users can use
> it, 
> no matter if the first one logs out. Thanks Dan and Alexander.
> 
> However, I'm still getting only one Network Manager Applet in the
> Tray 
> Area. The first user to log has it, but the following users do not. 
> Isn't it possible to have multiple instances of NM applet running?

Yes, it should be, but the applet currently quits if it cannot acquire
its settings service name on D-Bus.  That's wrong, and wstephenson and I
have discussed how to fix it.

Dan

> Thanks again,
> 
> Dídac
> 
> Alexander Sack wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 02:01:42PM -0500, Dan Williams wrote:
> > 
> >> On Mon, 2008-12-08 at 11:42 +0100, Dídac Busquets wrote:
> >> 
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 8.10 and since then I have a little 
> >>> problem with nm-applet.
> >>>
> >>> When the first user to log in my machine starts his session,
> >>> nm-applet 
> >>> is started and it automatically connects to my wireless network.
> Up
> >>> to 
> >>> here everything is fine.
> >>>
> >>> However, if a second user logs in (the first one not loggin out),
> >>> there 
> >>> is no nm-applet it his session. This is not a huge problem, since
> the 
> >>> connection still works for both users.
> >>>
> >>> The problem comes when the first user logs out, then, his
> nm-applet 
> >>> shutdowns, and so does the connection, thus leaving the second
> user 
> >>> non-connected, and without any nm-applet in his session.
> >>> 
> >> Correct; there are two types of network connections; 'user' and
> >> 'system'. System connections are available to all users of the
> machine
> >> to activate and deactivate, while user connections are available
> only to
> >> the user that created them.
> >>
> >> It sounds like your primary connection isn't a system connection,
> and
> >> thus when your user logs out, your preferences (which contain the
> >> connection information) go away, and of course the connection is
> brought
> >> down.
> >>
> >> Try setting up the connection in /etc/network/interfaces, and if
> that
> >> doesn't work for some reason, use the keyfile plugin (add
> ",keyfile"
> >> to /etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf at the end of the
> >> "plugins=" line, and restart), and create a new system connection
> in the
> >> connection editor.
> >> 
> >
> > keyfile plugin is enabled by default in ubuntu. So just go to
> > connection editor, create a new connection and set the system
> settings
> > flag there.
> >
> > - Alexander
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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