No networking after the gdm theme is changed several times
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gdm (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Medium
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gdm
I dist-upgraded from Breezy to Dapper. A few days later, I used gdmsetup to change the GDM login theme. I tried several of them, then settled for one called CleanLinux, which I downloaded using gnome-art.
After a reboot, there was no networking anymore ("network is unreachable" was the error message). I couldn't access/ping the router, the router couldn't see this computer online, and I got the same results from another computer connected to the LAN at the same time. Using some tools (network-admin, ifconfig) I checked if something was wrong with my settings. Nothing was, so I didn't change anything. The last move I tried was to change the GDM theme back to the default Human theme. After a reboot, everything worked.
I was able to reproduce this bug. Changing the theme only once didn't cause any problems, networking was okay after the reboot.
But after changing the theme several times (4 or 5 times: change theme, close gdmsetup, open it again, change theme and so on), logging in and out to try it, and then rebooting, I was left with no networking once more. Again, changing back to the Human theme, and rebooting again, fixed it.
| Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in gdm: | |
| assignee: | nobody → desktop-bugs |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Needs Info |
| Guido Mureddu (malcolm81) wrote | #2 |
| Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in gdm: | |
| status: | Needs Info → Rejected |
Thanks for your bug. That's weird than changing the gdm theme does change your network. Do you have anything to /var/log/messages or /var/log/syslog about it? Did you already get such issues with your network without changing gdm configuration?