Description of problem: I did a patch update via "yum update" and now the nm-applet is not displaying in the menu bar. Here is a list of patches updated. Mar 26 09:38:48 Updated: libselinux-2.0.78-1.fc10.i386 Mar 26 09:38:49 Updated: 1:NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0.99-4.git20090324.fc10.i386 Mar 26 09:38:50 Updated: 32:bind-libs-9.5.1-2.P2.fc10.i386 Mar 26 09:39:02 Updated: compiz-fusion-0.7.8-4.fc10.i386 Mar 26 09:39:07 Updated: 1:NetworkManager-0.7.0.99-4.git20090324.fc10.i386 Mar 26 09:39:08 Updated: httpd-tools-2.2.11-2.fc10.i386 Mar 26 09:39:08 Installed: apr-util-ldap-1.3.4-1.fc10.i386 Mar 26 09:39:10 Updated: mysql-libs-5.0.77-1.fc10.i386 Mar 26 09:39:13 Updated: libchewing-0.3.2-6.fc10.i386 Mar 26 09:39:32 Updated: nautilus-sendto-1.1.2-1.fc10.i386 Mar 26 09:39:36 Updated: libselinux-devel-2.0.78-1.fc10.i386 Mar 26 09:39:45 Updated: tzdata-2009d-1.fc10.noarch Mar 26 09:39:46 Updated: libselinux-python-2.0.78-1.fc10.i386 Mar 26 09:39:57 Updated: compiz-fusion-gnome-0.7.8-4.fc10.i386 Mar 26 09:40:02 Updated: tzdata-java-2009d-1.fc10.noarch Mar 26 09:40:07 Updated: gzip-1.3.12-8.fc10.i386 Mar 26 09:40:14 Updated: 1:NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.0.99-4.git20090324.fc10.i386 Mar 26 09:40:15 Updated: 32:bind-utils-9.5.1-2.P2.fc10.i386 Mar 26 09:40:19 Updated: httpd-2.2.11-2.fc10.i386 Mar 26 09:40:22 Updated: logwatch-7.3.6-35.fc10.noarch Mar 26 09:40:23 Updated: libselinux-utils-2.0.78-1.fc10.i386 Mar 26 14:38:09 Updated: 1:java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-13.b14.fc10.i386 Mar 26 14:38:10 Updated: libmtp-0.3.7-1.fc10.i386 Mar 26 14:38:10 Updated: 1:java-1.6.0-openjdk-plugin-1.6.0.0-13.b14.fc10.i386 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: restart or logoff/login Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info: [fseifts@fxslaptop ~]$ uname -a Linux fxslaptop 2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.i686.PAE #1 SMP Mon Feb 23 13:09:26 EST 2009 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux [fseifts@fxslaptop ~]$ ps -ef |grep -i nm root 2331 1 0 14:15 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/nm-system-settings --config /etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf root 3164 1 0 14:16 ? 00:00:00 nmbd -D fseifts 3732 3463 0 14:16 ? 00:00:00 nm-applet --sm-disable fseifts 4296 3898 0 14:34 pts/0 00:00:00 grep -i nm [fseifts@fxslaptop ~]$ su - root Password: [root@fxslaptop ~]# service NetworkManager restart Stopping NetworkManager daemon: [FAILED] Setting network parameters... [ OK ] Starting NetworkManager daemon: [ OK ] [root@fxslaptop ~]# exit logout [fseifts@fxslaptop ~]$ nm-applet ** (nm-applet:4367): WARNING **: <WARN> applet_dbus_manager_start_service(): Could not acquire the NetworkManagerUserSettings service as it is already taken. Return: 3 [fseifts@fxslaptop ~]$ nm-applet --sm-disabled ** (nm-applet:4368): WARNING **: <WARN> applet_dbus_manager_start_service(): Could not acquire the NetworkManagerUserSettings service as it is already taken. Return: 3 [fseifts@fxslaptop ~]$ cat /etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf [main] plugins=ifcfg-rh [fseifts@fxslaptop ~]$
when I try to run NetworkManager in no daemon mode... [root@fxslaptop NetworkManager]# NetworkManager --no-daemon NetworkManager: <info> starting... -- Error received: File exists -- Original message: type=0x14 length=56 flags=<REQUEST,ACK,ATOMIC> sequence-nr=1238179389 pid=4198860 NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_generic_enable_loopback(): error -17 returned from rtnl_addr_add(): Sucess NetworkManager: <info> Found radio killswitch /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_4229_rfkill_4965AGN_wlan NetworkManager: <info> Found radio killswitch /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/dell_wlan_switch NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_signal_handler(): Caught signal 11. Generating backtrace... NetworkManager: ******************* START ********************************** NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] NetworkManager: [New Thread 0xb7f63970 (LWP 4556)] NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: (no debugging symbols found) NetworkManager: 0x00b90424 in __kernel_vsyscall () NetworkManager: #0 0x00b90424 in __kernel_vsyscall () NetworkManager: #1 0x0011e0b3 in __waitpid_nocancel () from /lib/libpthread.so.0 NetworkManager: #2 0x08075c73 in nm_logging_backtrace () NetworkManager: #3 0x08070395 in ?? () NetworkManager: #4 <signal handler called> NetworkManager: #5 0x0806de9a in ?? () NetworkManager: #6 0x08077e98 in ?? () NetworkManager: #7 0x08086fd1 in _nm_marshal_VOID__STRING_STRING_POINTER_POINTER () NetworkManager: #8 0x006c11fb in g_closure_invoke () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 NetworkManager: #9 0x006d7655 in ?? () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 NetworkManager: #10 0x006d8d6c in g_signal_emit_valist () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 NetworkManager: #11 0x006d91e6 in g_signal_emit () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 NetworkManager: #12 0x0806b917 in ?? () NetworkManager: #13 0x0806c21c in nm_hal_manager_query_devices () NetworkManager: #14 0x08076508 in ?? () NetworkManager: #15 0x0807849c in ?? () NetworkManager: #16 0x00608301 in ?? () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 NetworkManager: #17 0x0060a238 in g_main_context_dispatch () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 NetworkManager: #18 0x0060d8e3 in ?? () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 NetworkManager: #19 0x0060de02 in g_main_loop_run () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 NetworkManager: #20 0x08070b94 in main () NetworkManager: NetworkManager: Thread 1 (Thread 0xb7f63970 (LWP 4556)): NetworkManager: #0 0x00b90424 in __kernel_vsyscall () NetworkManager: No symbol table info available. NetworkManager: #1 0x0011e0b3 in __waitpid_nocancel () from /lib/libpthread.so.0 NetworkManager: No symbol table info available. NetworkManager: #2 0x08075c73 in nm_logging_backtrace () NetworkManager: No symbol table info available. NetworkManager: #3 0x08070395 in ?? () NetworkManager: No symbol table info available. NetworkManager: #4 <signal handler called> NetworkManager: No symbol table info available. NetworkManager: #5 0x0806de9a in ?? () NetworkManager: No symbol table info available. NetworkManager: #6 0x08077e98 in ?? () NetworkManager: No symbol table info available. NetworkManager: #7 0x08086fd1 in _nm_marshal_VOID__STRING_STRING_POINTER_POINTER () NetworkManager: No symbol table info available. NetworkManager: #8 0x006c11fb in g_closure_invoke () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 NetworkManager: No symbol table info available. NetworkManager: #9 0x006d7655 in ?? () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 NetworkManager: No symbol table info available. NetworkManager: #10 0x006d8d6c in g_signal_emit_valist () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 NetworkManager: No symbol table info available. NetworkManager: #11 0x006d91e6 in g_signal_emit () from /lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 NetworkManager: No symbol table info available. NetworkManager: #12 0x0806b917 in ?? () NetworkManager: No symbol table info available. NetworkManager: #13 0x0806c21c in nm_hal_manager_query_devices () NetworkManager: No symbol table info available. NetworkManager: #14 0x08076508 in ?? () NetworkManager: No symbol table info available. NetworkManager: #15 0x0807849c in ?? () NetworkManager: No symbol table info available. NetworkManager: #16 0x00608301 in ?? () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 NetworkManager: No symbol table info available. NetworkManager: #17 0x0060a238 in g_main_context_dispatch () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 NetworkManager: No symbol table info available. NetworkManager: #18 0x0060d8e3 in ?? () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 NetworkManager: No symbol table info available. NetworkManager: #19 0x0060de02 in g_main_loop_run () from /lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 NetworkManager: No symbol table info available. NetworkManager: #20 0x08070b94 in main () NetworkManager: No symbol table info available. NetworkManager: The program is running. Quit anyway (and detach it)? (y or n) [answered Y; input not from terminal] NetworkManager: ******************* END ********************************** [root@fxslaptop NetworkManager]#
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 492246 ***