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#1 2011-01-31 09:20:33

mykey
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networkmanager stopped working after consolekit update

The lates consolekit (0.4.3-1) rendered my networkmanager useless - I downgraded the package (0.4.1-4) and things are back to normal - can anyone shed some light on this issue please.

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#2 2011-01-31 09:30:34

wonder
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Re: networkmanager stopped working after consolekit update

there is nothing wrong with consolekit. Your setup is buggy and it must be fixed.

1) use exec ck-launch-session yoursession in ~/.xinitrc
2) slim is know to be broken
3) updating consolekit to 0.4.3 without relogin is another cause


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#3 2011-01-31 10:14:53

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Re: networkmanager stopped working after consolekit update

I have the same problem here, but downgrading to 0.4.1-4 didn't solve the problem. I modified some configuration files months ago when I figured out how to set up my wireless connection, might they had been overwritten or deleted?

Before you ask:

  • I don't remember which files I modified, something found on the wiki. Damn on me.

  • I cannot post here the errors I get, because I'm posting from another computer.

If I can manage to connect with wpa_supplicant, I can add more information.

Last edited by Juanlu001 (2011-01-31 10:45:11)


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#4 2011-01-31 10:53:54

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Re: networkmanager stopped working after consolekit update

I managed.

This is the ouput of nm-applet:

juanlu@mercurius ~ $ sudo /etc/rc.d/networkmanager start
Password: 
:: Starting NetworkManager                                                                                       [DONE] 
juanlu@mercurius ~ $ nm-applet
** Message: applet now removed from the notification area
** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area

** (nm-applet:2011): WARNING **: Error in getting active connection 'Vpn' property: (19) Method "Get" with signature "ss" on interface "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" doesn't exist


** (nm-applet:2011): WARNING **: _nm_object_array_demarshal: couldn't create object for /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/0

** (nm-applet:2011): WARNING **: Error in getting active connection 'Vpn' property: (19) Method "Get" with signature "ss" on interface "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" doesn't exist


** (nm-applet:2011): WARNING **: _nm_object_array_demarshal: couldn't create object for /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/0

** (nm-applet:2011): WARNING **: Error in getting active connection 'Vpn' property: (19) Method "Get" with signature "ss" on interface "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" doesn't exist

[Same output for ActiveConnection/1, 2 and 3]

^C** Message: Caught signal 2, shutting down...
juanlu@mercurius ~ $

What's happening here? sad


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#5 2011-01-31 11:40:20

mykey
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Re: networkmanager stopped working after consolekit update

@ wonder
maybe my setup is buggy - but - at least not at the spots you mentioned
- my .xinitrc contains 'exec ck-launch-session openbox-session'
- I do NOT use a graphical login manager
- it does not happen after a relogin, but after a restart, when I try to start the nm-applet after a restart , I get:

** (nm-applet:3323): WARNING **: <WARN>  activate_connection_cb(): Connection activation failed: No user settings service available

What user settings is it talking about?

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#6 2011-01-31 11:41:30

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Re: networkmanager stopped working after consolekit update

ok. now you are talking.
openbox-session doesn't start a dbus session automatically.

exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch openbox-session


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#7 2011-01-31 11:58:18

mykey
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Re: networkmanager stopped working after consolekit update

sorry - also that does not change things - dbus gets launched way before the openbox-session already - and - it works when I start the applet as root - as my user it still fails with the new consolekit - v.0.4.1-4 does not have this problem ...

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#8 2011-01-31 16:18:30

darose
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Re: networkmanager stopped working after consolekit update

I'm having this same problem.  Would love to hear if there's some workaround for this.

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#9 2011-02-01 06:02:24

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Re: networkmanager stopped working after consolekit update

I had the same problem as well.  I think this is what's happening: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=597937 (bug report is for an older version of consolekit, but I think a similar/identical bug has resurfaced).  Network manager works for me when I log into root, so it doesn't seem like ck-launch-session is setting an active session for unprivileged users.  Anyways, I downgraded and it worked again, like others here are reporting.

I have experienced similar problems in past with nm, so I actually just went ahead and switched to WICD.  It's lightweight and works fine with latest consolekit.  Not really a fix but I am pleased that I made the change.

Last edited by Ipozya (2011-02-01 07:32:17)

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#10 2011-02-01 10:36:53

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Re: networkmanager stopped working after consolekit update

Same new problem with nm for me too - hopefully to be solved by downgrading.

I'm also using wicd as a workaround, but it doesn't handle openVPN connections directly, so I'm losing a little functionality with it.

The other problem which I assume is related to the privileged user condition is I cannot 'shutdown' or 'reboot' from Gnome anymore on my regular user login. I also use "exec ck-launch-session gnome-session" in my .xinitrc. Annoying regression this one.


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#11 2011-02-01 10:49:10

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Re: networkmanager stopped working after consolekit update

@sultanoswing take care of pacnew


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#12 2011-02-01 16:11:18

mykey
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Re: networkmanager stopped working after consolekit update

@ ipozya

thanks for the tip - didn't like the buggy vpn config of networkmanager anyways - wicd does what I want from a network daemon

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#13 2011-02-01 18:53:21

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Re: networkmanager stopped working after consolekit update

wonder wrote:

@sultanoswing take care of pacnew

I'm a bit dense this morning, and this is a bit cryptic - can you explain please? smile

mykey wrote:

didn't like the buggy vpn config of networkmanager anyways - wicd does what I want from a network daemon

wicd doesn't launch openVPN connections - or at least didn't last time I checked. Do you use another lanucher (kvpn etc), or console?


The downgrade didn't work - the older version (0.4.1) of console-kit wasn't in my /var/cache/pacman/pkg folder for some reason.

Last edited by sultanoswing (2011-02-01 18:56:59)


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#14 2011-02-01 20:25:45

mykey
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Re: networkmanager stopped working after consolekit update

- yes I use xterm for my openVPN connections - this way I clearly see all the time what is wrong
- to downgrade a package I found this site most helpful:

http://arm.kh.nu/search/index.php

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#15 2011-02-02 05:03:53

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Re: networkmanager stopped working after consolekit update

Thanks for the link. Downgrading consolekit to 0.4.1-4 resolved the problems with NetworkManager and restored the Shutdown button under the System menu.

Last edited by sultanoswing (2011-02-02 05:04:43)


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#16 2011-02-02 15:23:11

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Re: networkmanager stopped working after consolekit update

mykey wrote:

sorry - also that does not change things - dbus gets launched way before the openbox-session already - and - it works when I start the applet as root - as my user it still fails with the new consolekit - v.0.4.1-4 does not have this problem ...

From my experiene, the whole xsession has to be wrapped in consolekit.  That is, it is not enough to do exec ck-launch-session at the end of .xinitrc, but wrap .xinitrc itself in ck-launch-session.  Since I use slim, I changed the /etc/slim.conf file to do:

login_cmd           exec ck-launch-session /bin/sh - ~/.xinitrc %session

With the latest consolekit and slim, I can now use networkmanager and get automounting with Thunar just fine.  Before making the changes, I too had to use consolekit 0.4.1.  With the changes above, it is no longer necessary.

TL;DR try wrapping xinitrc with ck-launch-session, instead of at the end.  Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't, but I was able to get it to work.

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#17 2011-02-03 23:26:37

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Re: networkmanager stopped working after consolekit update

consolekit screwed up thing for me too. users cannot shutdown/restart nor have access to sound card. Downgrading solved the problem.

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#18 2011-02-04 06:06:30

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Re: networkmanager stopped working after consolekit update

Not really on topic but I just have to ask:
Is there a reason you all want to downgrade instead of finally fixing  your broken consolekit setup?


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#19 2011-02-04 08:02:40

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Re: networkmanager stopped working after consolekit update

I speak for me when I say that I just want a working system and fixing configuration files requires time that I may or may not have right after the problem arises.

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