Using a fully updated Fedora 27 Plasma 5.11.5 I have customised the Network Management , Event Notification and Actions options so that on "Connection Activated" it also : Logs to a file (/tmp/connection-activated) And runs a script (e.g. /bin/notify-send "testmessage" ) While it successfully logs to a file it does not seem to pop up the notification correctly from the notify-send i.e. the command is not run. This seems to happen with any script. To avoid settings pollution (etc) I reproduced this within a VM as well.
This used to be working fine prior to some recent updates in Plasma.
Diagnosis from KDE team shows that the fix is in 5.43 of KDE Frameworks - a regression within 5.42.
breeze-icon-theme-5.43.0-1.fc27 extra-cmake-modules-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-attica-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-baloo-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-bluez-qt-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-frameworkintegration-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-kactivities-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-kactivities-stats-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-kapidox-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-karchive-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kauth-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kbookmarks-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-kcmutils-5.43.0-3.fc27 kf5-kcodecs-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kcompletion-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kconfig-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kconfigwidgets-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kcoreaddons-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kcrash-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kdbusaddons-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kdeclarative-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-kded-5.43.0-3.fc27 kf5-kdelibs4support-5.43.0-3.fc27 kf5-kdesignerplugin-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-kdesu-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kdewebkit-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-kdnssd-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kdoctools-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kemoticons-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kfilemetadata-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kglobalaccel-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kguiaddons-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-khtml-5.43.0-3.fc27 kf5-ki18n-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kiconthemes-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kidletime-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kimageformats-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kinit-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-kio-5.43.0-3.fc27 kf5-kirigami2-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kitemmodels-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kitemviews-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kjobwidgets-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kjs-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kjsembed-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kmediaplayer-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-knewstuff-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-knotifications-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-knotifyconfig-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-kpackage-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kparts-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-kpeople-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kplotting-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kpty-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kross-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-krunner-5.43.0-3.fc27 kf5-kservice-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-ktexteditor-5.43.0-3.fc27 kf5-ktextwidgets-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kunitconversion-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kwallet-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kwayland-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kwidgetsaddons-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kwindowsystem-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kxmlgui-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kxmlrpcclient-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-modemmanager-qt-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-networkmanager-qt-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-plasma-5.43.0-3.fc27 kf5-prison-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-purpose-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-solid-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-sonnet-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-syntax-highlighting-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-threadweaver-5.43.0-1.fc27 oxygen-icon-theme-5.43.0-1.fc27 qqc2-desktop-style-5.43.0-1.fc27 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 27. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-20611f7cb1
breeze-icon-theme-5.43.0-1.fc27 extra-cmake-modules-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-attica-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-baloo-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-bluez-qt-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-frameworkintegration-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-kactivities-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-kactivities-stats-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-kapidox-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-karchive-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kauth-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kbookmarks-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-kcmutils-5.43.0-3.fc27 kf5-kcodecs-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kcompletion-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kconfig-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kconfigwidgets-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kcoreaddons-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kcrash-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kdbusaddons-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kdeclarative-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-kded-5.43.0-3.fc27 kf5-kdelibs4support-5.43.0-3.fc27 kf5-kdesignerplugin-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-kdesu-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kdewebkit-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-kdnssd-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kdoctools-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kemoticons-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kfilemetadata-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kglobalaccel-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kguiaddons-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-khtml-5.43.0-3.fc27 kf5-ki18n-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kiconthemes-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kidletime-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kimageformats-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kinit-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-kio-5.43.0-3.fc27 kf5-kirigami2-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kitemmodels-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kitemviews-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kjobwidgets-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kjs-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kjsembed-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kmediaplayer-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-knewstuff-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-knotifications-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-knotifyconfig-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-kpackage-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kparts-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-kpeople-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kplotting-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kpty-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kross-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-krunner-5.43.0-3.fc27 kf5-kservice-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-ktexteditor-5.43.0-3.fc27 kf5-ktextwidgets-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kunitconversion-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kwallet-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kwayland-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kwidgetsaddons-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kwindowsystem-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kxmlgui-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-kxmlrpcclient-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-modemmanager-qt-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-networkmanager-qt-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-plasma-5.43.0-3.fc27 kf5-prison-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-purpose-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-solid-5.43.0-2.fc27 kf5-sonnet-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-syntax-highlighting-5.43.0-1.fc27 kf5-threadweaver-5.43.0-1.fc27 oxygen-icon-theme-5.43.0-1.fc27 qqc2-desktop-style-5.43.0-1.fc27 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 27. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-20611f7cb1
breeze-icon-theme-5.43.0-1.fc27, extra-cmake-modules-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-attica-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-baloo-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-bluez-qt-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-frameworkintegration-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-kactivities-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-kactivities-stats-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-kapidox-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-karchive-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kauth-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kbookmarks-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-kcmutils-5.43.0-3.fc27, kf5-kcodecs-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kcompletion-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kconfig-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kconfigwidgets-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kcoreaddons-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kcrash-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kdbusaddons-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kdeclarative-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-kded-5.43.0-3.fc27, kf5-kdelibs4support-5.43.0-3.fc27, kf5-kdesignerplugin-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-kdesu-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kdewebkit-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-kdnssd-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kdoctools-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kemoticons-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kfilemetadata-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kglobalaccel-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kguiaddons-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-khtml-5.43.0-3.fc27, kf5-ki18n-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kiconthemes-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kidletime-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kimageformats-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kinit-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-kio-5.43.0-3.fc27, kf5-kirigami2-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kitemmodels-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kitemviews-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kjobwidgets-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kjs-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kjsembed-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kmediaplayer-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-knewstuff-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-knotifications-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-knotifyconfig-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-kpackage-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kparts-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-kpeople-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kplotting-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kpty-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kross-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-krunner-5.43.0-3.fc27, kf5-kservice-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-ktexteditor-5.43.0-3.fc27, kf5-ktextwidgets-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kunitconversion-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kwallet-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kwayland-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kwidgetsaddons-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kwindowsystem-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kxmlgui-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kxmlrpcclient-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-modemmanager-qt-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-networkmanager-qt-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-plasma-5.43.0-3.fc27, kf5-prison-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-purpose-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-solid-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-sonnet-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-syntax-highlighting-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-threadweaver-5.43.0-1.fc27, oxygen-icon-theme-5.43.0-1.fc27, qqc2-desktop-style-5.43.0-1.fc27 has been pushed to the Fedora 27 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for instructions on how to install test updates. You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-20611f7cb1
breeze-icon-theme-5.43.0-1.fc27, extra-cmake-modules-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-attica-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-baloo-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-bluez-qt-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-frameworkintegration-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-kactivities-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-kactivities-stats-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-kapidox-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-karchive-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kauth-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kbookmarks-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-kcmutils-5.43.0-3.fc27, kf5-kcodecs-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kcompletion-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kconfig-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kconfigwidgets-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kcoreaddons-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kcrash-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kdbusaddons-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kdeclarative-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-kded-5.43.0-3.fc27, kf5-kdelibs4support-5.43.0-3.fc27, kf5-kdesignerplugin-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-kdesu-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kdewebkit-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-kdnssd-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kdoctools-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kemoticons-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kfilemetadata-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kglobalaccel-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kguiaddons-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-khtml-5.43.0-3.fc27, kf5-ki18n-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kiconthemes-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kidletime-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kimageformats-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kinit-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-kio-5.43.0-3.fc27, kf5-kirigami2-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kitemmodels-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kitemviews-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kjobwidgets-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kjs-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kjsembed-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kmediaplayer-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-knewstuff-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-knotifications-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-knotifyconfig-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-kpackage-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kparts-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-kpeople-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kplotting-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kpty-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kross-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-krunner-5.43.0-3.fc27, kf5-kservice-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-ktexteditor-5.43.0-3.fc27, kf5-ktextwidgets-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kunitconversion-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kwallet-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kwayland-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kwidgetsaddons-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kwindowsystem-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kxmlgui-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-kxmlrpcclient-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-modemmanager-qt-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-networkmanager-qt-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-plasma-5.43.0-3.fc27, kf5-prison-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-purpose-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-solid-5.43.0-2.fc27, kf5-sonnet-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-syntax-highlighting-5.43.0-1.fc27, kf5-threadweaver-5.43.0-1.fc27, oxygen-icon-theme-5.43.0-1.fc27, qqc2-desktop-style-5.43.0-1.fc27 has been pushed to the Fedora 27 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.