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 _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
