[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#521228: Bug#521228: Bug#521228: Bug#521228: [network-manager] can't connect to encripted wireless networks after startx

[Michael Biebl]

Eddy Petrișor wrote:
> Michael Biebl a scris:
>> reassign 521228 network-manager-gnome
>> tags 521228 moreinfo unreproducible
>> thanks
>>
>> Eddy Petrișor wrote:
>>> Michael Biebl a scris:
>>>> Eddy Petrișor wrote:
>>>>> Package: network-manager
>>>>> Version: 0.6.6-3
>>>>> Severity: important
>>>>>
>>>>> --- Please enter the report below this line. ---
>>>>>
>>>>> If the graphical session is started via startx (not gdm/kdm and login), when
>>>>> trying to connect to an encripted network a prompt asking for the password of
>>>>> the default keyring, but since I don't have such a password*, I can't connect.
>>>>>
>> This sounds more like a problem of gnome-keyring then network-manager-gnome.
> 
> It seems you are right. I have seen recently that if gnome-keyring is killed later
> is started and gets into the same endless loop. This might be very much due to the
> fact that I don't have a password for the keyring and the interface assumes it
> can't unlock the thing.
> 
>> My guess is that the gnome session is not correctly started.
>> What makes you think this is a problem in network-manager (nm-applet)?
> 
> Well, now I realise the dialog was not related to NM per se, but was just triggered
> by NM.
> 
>> Do other gnome apps that use gnome-keyring work?
> 
> Which ones would that be? I suspect evolution does, but I don't use it.

What kind of session do you start (gnome-session)?
Do you have dbus-x11 installed, if not, does it help if you do?

Michael
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