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[Steve Magoun <923737@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

My computer was sitting idle but on for 2 days. The machine is set to
lock the screen after inactivity; the screen was locked for most of this
time. When I returned to the machine and unlocked the screen, I had *82*
(I counted...) identical "Authorization required...." dialogs onscreen
(see attached screenshot). Each dialog contained a request to connect to
a network that I had previously connected to. Each request was for the
same network - n-m was asking about the same network 82 times, not
asking to connect to 82 different networks.

I have observed the same or similar behavior in in 11.10: When roaming
to a new network, network-manager finds a new network then asks for
permission to connect to it, even if you've already connected to that
network in the past. If you do not answer the prompt, network-manager
displays a new prompt after a minute or two. I believe this is a result
of scanning for networks while not associated - n-m seems to put up a
new dialog if (a) it's not associated and (b) it finds a network to
connect to. This happens regardless of whether a dialog is already
onscreen. network-manager should avoid throwing up an authorization
dialog if a dialog is already onscreen.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: network-manager 0.9.2.0+git201201101813.0b30200-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-10.18-generic 3.2.1
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-10-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jan 30 08:55:14 2012
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta amd64 (20100901.1)
IpRoute:
 default via 10.0.1.1 dev wlan0  proto static 
 10.0.1.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 10.0.1.22  metric 2 
 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0  scope link  metric 1000
NetworkManager.state:
 [main]
 NetworkingEnabled=true
 WirelessEnabled=true
 WWANEnabled=true
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
 	Soft blocked: no
 	Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: network-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-26 (3 days ago)
nmcli-dev:
 DEVICE     TYPE              STATE         DBUS-PATH                                  
 wlan0      802-11-wireless   connected     /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0  
 eth1       802-3-ethernet    unavailable   /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
nmcli-nm:
 RUNNING         VERSION    STATE           NET-ENABLED   WIFI-HARDWARE   WIFI       WWAN-HARDWARE   WWAN      
 running         0.9.3.0    connected       enabled       enabled         enabled    enabled         enabled

** Affects: network-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise running-unity

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Title:
  Network manager displays multiple duplicate authorization dialogs

Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  My computer was sitting idle but on for 2 days. The machine is set to
  lock the screen after inactivity; the screen was locked for most of
  this time. When I returned to the machine and unlocked the screen, I
  had *82* (I counted...) identical "Authorization required...." dialogs
  onscreen (see attached screenshot). Each dialog contained a request to
  connect to a network that I had previously connected to. Each request
  was for the same network - n-m was asking about the same network 82
  times, not asking to connect to 82 different networks.

  I have observed the same or similar behavior in in 11.10: When roaming
  to a new network, network-manager finds a new network then asks for
  permission to connect to it, even if you've already connected to that
  network in the past. If you do not answer the prompt, network-manager
  displays a new prompt after a minute or two. I believe this is a
  result of scanning for networks while not associated - n-m seems to
  put up a new dialog if (a) it's not associated and (b) it finds a
  network to connect to. This happens regardless of whether a dialog is
  already onscreen. network-manager should avoid throwing up an
  authorization dialog if a dialog is already onscreen.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: network-manager 0.9.2.0+git201201101813.0b30200-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-10.18-generic 3.2.1
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-10-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Jan 30 08:55:14 2012
  IfupdownConfig:
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta amd64 (20100901.1)
  IpRoute:
   default via 10.0.1.1 dev wlan0  proto static 
   10.0.1.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 10.0.1.22  metric 2 
   169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0  scope link  metric 1000
  NetworkManager.state:
   [main]
   NetworkingEnabled=true
   WirelessEnabled=true
   WWANEnabled=true
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  RfKill:
   0: phy0: Wireless LAN
   	Soft blocked: no
   	Hard blocked: no
  SourcePackage: network-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-26 (3 days ago)
  nmcli-dev:
   DEVICE     TYPE              STATE         DBUS-PATH                                  
   wlan0      802-11-wireless   connected     /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0  
   eth1       802-3-ethernet    unavailable   /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
  nmcli-nm:
   RUNNING         VERSION    STATE           NET-ENABLED   WIFI-HARDWARE   WIFI       WWAN-HARDWARE   WWAN      
   running         0.9.3.0    connected       enabled       enabled         enabled    enabled         enabled

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