Network manager applet won't load

veeall · 09-11-2014, 06:29 PM

Hi, i have slack 14.1 32bit laptop with openbox wm and 'docker' system tray app. For some reason slacks network manager applet won't start any more, here is the error(first line is the command i've used to start the applet):

Code:

nm-applet --sm-disable 

** (nm-applet:2797): WARNING **: Could not initialize NMClient /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager: Rejected send message, 2 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.36" (uid=1000 pid=2797 comm="nm-applet --sm-disable ") interface="org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" member="GetAll" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager" (uid=0 pid=876 comm="/usr/sbin/NetworkManager ")
** Message: applet now removed from the notification area

** (nm-applet:2797): WARNING **: Failed to register as an agent: (32) No session found for uid 1000
** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area
** Message: applet now removed from the notification area

Also dbus-send command for shutting down and suspending the system stopped working too lately:

Code:

dbus-send --system --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Manager org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Manager.Stop


Error org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Manager.NotPrivileged: Not Authorized

What to check? I didn't find an answer from google yet.
Networkmanager still connects to my home wifi hotspot automatically, so it seems networkmanager service is doing its thing.

mrclisdue · 09-11-2014, 09:15 PM

Is ck-launch-session running? How are you starting X?
cheers,

veeall · 09-12-2014, 10:50 AM

X is launched by .xinitrc created using xwmconfig.

Oh, i remembered upgrading openbox to a version not available at SlackBuilds at the time, i'll try downgrading to see if this fixes the problem.

mrclisdue · 09-12-2014, 02:10 PM

Perhaps your .xinitrc is missing something along the lines of:

Code:

# Start the window manager:
if [ -z "$DESKTOP_SESSION" -a -x /usr/bin/ck-launch-session ]; then
  exec ck-launch-session /usr/bin/startfluxbox
else
  exec /usr/bin/startfluxbox
fi

(obviously substituting ob for fb)?

cheers,

veeall · 09-12-2014, 04:08 PM

Installed pure SBo version of openbox but still nm-applet won't start, and 'dbus-send' suspend or shutdown commands only work as root. .xinitrc is stock and seems ok.

Google told that this "Error org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Manager.NotPrivileged: Not Authorized" message is related to a upstream change in consolekit, but those were old conversations.