I've previously compiled modemmanager and networkmanager from source on x86_64 (non-systemd) and they work fine.
Using basically the same method on an RPi3 (non-systemd) - I get permissions problems. I've compiled both (ModemManager-1.6.12, NetworkManager-1.4.6) with and without polkit, but both give a permissions error on starting nm-dispatcher. I've tried starting nm-dispatcher and polkitd directly as root (the dbus and networkmanager daemons are running as root) and neither give errors. Note also that eth0 is already running using udhcpc before starting networkmanager to enable an ssh connection. Any trouble shooting suggestions would be much appreciated. ---------- Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.5505] NetworkManager (version 1.4.6) is starting... Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.5507] Read config: /usr/local/etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.5766] manager[0xdd0028]: monitoring kernel firmware directory '/lib/firmware'. Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.6028] dns-mgr[0xdda440]: init: dns=default, rc-manager=symlink Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.6176] rfkill0: found WiFi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/platform/soc/3f300000.mmc/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:0001/mmc1:0001:1/ieee80211/phy0/rfkill0) (driver brcmfmac) Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.6183] manager[0xdd0028]: WiFi hardware radio set enabled Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.6184] manager[0xdd0028]: WWAN hardware radio set enabled Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.notice dbus[2961]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' (using servicehelper) Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.notice dbus[2961]: [system] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' failed: Failed to execute program org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher: Permission denied Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.err NetworkManager[2966]: <error> [1518933302.6487] dispatcher: could not get dispatcher proxy! Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: Failed to execute program org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher: Permission denied Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.6495] settings: loaded plugin keyfile: (c) 2007 - 2015 Red Hat, Inc. To report bugs please use the NetworkManager mailing list. Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.6565] settings: hostname: couldn't get property from hostnamed Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.6585] dhcp-init: Using DHCP client 'dhcpcd' Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.6587] manager: WiFi enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.6589] manager: WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.6590] manager: Networking is enabled by state file Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.6594] Loaded device plugin: NMVxlanFactory (internal) Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.6595] Loaded device plugin: NMVlanFactory (internal) Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.6596] Loaded device plugin: NMVethFactory (internal) Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.6598] Loaded device plugin: NMTunFactory (internal) Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.6599] Loaded device plugin: NMMacvlanFactory (internal) Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.6600] Loaded device plugin: NMIPTunnelFactory (internal) Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.6601] Loaded device plugin: NMInfinibandFactory (internal) Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.6603] Loaded device plugin: NMEthernetFactory (internal) Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.6604] Loaded device plugin: NMBridgeFactory (internal) Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.6605] Loaded device plugin: NMBondFactory (internal) Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.6951] Loaded device plugin: NMWwanFactory (/usr/local/lib/NetworkManager/libnm-device-plugin-wwan.so) Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.7082] Loaded device plugin: NMWifiFactory (/usr/local/lib/NetworkManager/libnm-device-plugin-wifi.so) Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.7240] Loaded device plugin: NMBluezManager (/usr/local/lib/NetworkManager/libnm-device-plugin-bluetooth.so) Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.7309] Loaded device plugin: NMAtmManager (/usr/local/lib/NetworkManager/libnm-device-plugin-adsl.so) Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.warn NetworkManager[2966]: <warn> [1518933302.7376] platform-linux: kernel support for IFLA_INET6_ADDR_GEN_MODE failed to detect; assume no support Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.7379] device (lo): link connected Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.7450] manager: (lo): new Generic device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0) Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.7510] device (eth0): link connected Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.7590] manager: (eth0): new Ethernet device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1) Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.7678] keyfile: add connection in-memory (2b435489-959c-35dc-bcf4-c6581e8a5b13,"Wired connection 1") Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.7705] settings: (eth0): created default wired connection 'Wired connection 1' Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.7890] keyfile: add connection in-memory (7df8dadb-e460-4e01-9eaf-041d768da5e0,"eth0") Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.7918] device (eth0): state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'connection-assumed') [10 20 41] Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.7937] device (eth0): state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'connection-assumed') [20 30 41] Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.7981] device (eth0): Activation: starting connection 'eth0' (7df8dadb-e460-4e01-9eaf-041d768da5e0) Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.7988] (wlan0): using nl80211 for WiFi device control Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.8055] device (wlan0): driver supports Access Point (AP) mode Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.8094] manager: (wlan0): new 802.11 WiFi device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2) Feb 18 05:55:02 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933302.8130] device (wlan0): state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2] Feb 18 05:55:02 box user.info kernel: [ 230.832000] brcmfmac: power management disabled Feb 18 05:55:03 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933303.3789] device (wlan0): set-hw-addr: set MAC address to 36:FA:93:F1:5F:7F (scanning) Feb 18 05:55:03 box user.info kernel: [ 231.362588] brcmfmac: power management disabled Feb 18 05:55:03 box daemon.notice dbus[2961]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1' (using servicehelper) Feb 18 05:55:03 box daemon.notice dbus[2961]: [system] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1' failed: Failed to execute program org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: Permission denied Feb 18 05:55:03 box daemon.err NetworkManager[2966]: <error> [1518933303.4135] auth: could not get polkit proxy: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: Failed to execute program org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1: Permission denied Feb 18 05:55:03 box daemon.notice dbus[2961]: [system] Activating service name='fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1' (using servicehelper) Feb 18 05:55:03 box daemon.notice dbus[2961]: [system] Activated service 'fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1' failed: Failed to execute program fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1: Permission denied Feb 18 05:55:03 box daemon.info NetworkManager[2966]: <info> [1518933303.4275] device (eth0): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none') [30 40 0] Feb 18 05:55:03 box daemon.warn NetworkManager[2966]: <warn> [1518933303.4308] supplicant: failed to acquire wpa_supplicant proxy: Wi-Fi and 802.1x will not be available (Error calling StartServiceByName for fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: Failed to execute program fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1: Permission denied) Feb 18 05:55:03 box daemon.notice dbus[2961]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' (using servicehelper) Feb 18 05:55:03 box daemon.notice dbus[2961]: [system] Activated service 'org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' failed: Failed to execute program org.freedesktop.ModemManager1: Permission denied _______________________________________________ networkmanager-list mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
