UPDATE: nm-applet began to start normally after two system reboots. (User logout and re-login did not fix it.) This issue didn't affect user accounts created with User IDs equal or major than 1000. So, THIS BUG ONLY AFFECTS: new user accounts with User IDs below 1000, and just after system is rebooted twice.
Sorry for our sensibility, we don't use to reboot very often. :D -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1591575 Title: Network Manager (nm-applet) not starting for new users Status in network-manager-applet package in Ubuntu: New Status in xfce4-panel package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Expected Behavior: New system users, after their account is created, will login and have access to networking if they have the sufficient privileges. Real Behavior: Network Manager (nm-applet) is not available in the panel for new user accounts, and manually running nm-applet does not start the network manager. I needed to create 2 accounts for different users, and gave them administrator level and also permission to create and connect to networks. But nm-applet does not autostart and do not launches running from the terminal. It simply won't say anything after running nm-applet. There's no simple way to make it run. I followed the workarounds for previous releases, such: * making sure that "indicator plugin" is active on the panel, * and, in Application Autostart tab of "session and startup" * "network" is configured to autostart, * "Indicator Application" are configured to not autostart, * added nm-applet command for it to autostart. As a system administrator I can't figure out what else should a user do to access networking. Network Manager is running for the default (1000) user. (BTW default user is connecting to WI-FI without specific permission to do it.) The new users accounts were given users ID below 1000 for they to not appear on login window. (My need is to recreate a previously used users scheme, used on ubuntu studio 10.10, with the same users ID in order to copy user's files directly without messing with file permissions.) NOTE: We are running "ubuntu desktop" sessions, after installing "ubuntu studio" packages, on a fresh install of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. New users are being created on "users and gropus" option in the System category of the Whisker menu. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: xfce4-panel 4.12.0-3ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Sat Jun 11 19:22:19 2016 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/xfce4-panel InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-09 (2 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) SourcePackage: xfce4-panel UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1591575/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
