Ubuntu
gaim package

Gaim not logging accounts in on startup

Bug #91746 reported by Nick McMahon
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: gaim

In Feisty (Current)
Add an MSN account to Gaim
Close Gaim
Select Applications > Internet > Gaim
Notice Gaim doesn't log account in

*Fix*

sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/gaim.desktop

Change "Exec=gaim" to "Exec=gaim -l"

this change needs to be applied to the .desktop file in the deb

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Andrew Conkling (andrewski) wrote :

Is network-manager running?

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for your bug. Might be a duplicate from bug #82335, could you read that one and comment to say if you think that's the case?

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Nick McMahon (nmcmahon) wrote :

HI Sebastien,

Yes you appear to be right, this bug is only true for times where nm-applet either isnt used or isn't running.
I have just fiddled with it and connected though nm-applet and now just "gaim" rather than "gaim -l" gets all accounts logged in.

I've never had Enable Roaming Mode checked before and so saw NM to be useless when it didn't pick up and network hardware.

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