Bug 462454

Summary:	networks applet is gone if network manager is restarted in another user's session
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Vadym Krevs <vkrevs>
Component:	Networks widget	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	kde.fossil822, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.26.4
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:	https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-nm/-/commit/eab27656bbd73b61e2d22a8255694123fb128ca7	Version Fixed/Implemented In:	6.5.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Vadym Krevs 2022-11-30 18:50:30 UTC

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  Create two users. Login as the first user.  Switch to the second user via Start -> Switch User.
2.  Open a root tab in Konsole, and restart NetworkManager via "systemctl restart NetworkManager"
3.  Switch back to the first user's session via Start -> Switch User.

OBSERVED RESULT
The Networks applet is gone  in the first user's session (after restarting NetworkManager in the second user's session) and there is no obvious way to bring it back.

EXPECTED RESULT
The Networks applet is still present in the first user's session (after restarting NetworkManager in the second user's session). There is also a simple command line command to bring it back.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
OS: openSUSE Leap 15.4
KDE Plasma Version: 5.26.4 
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.100.0
Qt Version:  5.15.7

Comment 1 Ben Cooksley 2024-12-23 18:25:56 UTC

Bulk transfer as requested in T17796

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2025-06-12 18:32:24 UTC

Can confirm. Will be fixed by https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-nm/-/merge_requests/439.

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-06-23 22:28:43 UTC

Git commit eab27656bbd73b61e2d22a8255694123fb128ca7 by Nate Graham.
Committed on 23/06/2025 at 22:28.
Pushed by ngraham into branch 'master'.

applet: handle some more states

1. Looking for Wi-Fi networks but haven't found any yet
2. NetworkManager isn't running
Related: bug 485982
FIXED-IN: 6.5.0

| Looking for networks | NetworkManager not running |
| -------------------- | -------------------------- |
| ![looking_for_networks](/uploads/ffce210dae2fbca527226cb5e4f95e6a/looking_for_networks.png) | ![NM_not_running](/uploads/fb8286714842ea07f543528f45746c6b/NM_not_running.png) |

@teams/usability

M  +12   -3    applet/contents/ui/ConnectionListPage.qml
M  +2    -1    applet/contents/ui/Toolbar.qml
M  +0    -1    applet/metadata.json
M  +1    -1    libs/networkstatus.cpp
M  +1    -2    libs/networkstatus.h

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-nm/-/commit/eab27656bbd73b61e2d22a8255694123fb128ca7