Bug 631491 - stale state file disables networking (after suspend)
Summary: stale state file disables networking (after suspend)
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 585433
Alias: None
Product: openSUSE 11.3
Classification: openSUSE
Component: Network (show other bugs)
Version: Final
Hardware: Other Other
: P5 - None : Major (vote)
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Assignee: Bin Li
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Reported: 2010-08-16 15:43 UTC by Harald Mueller-Ney
Modified: 2014-12-14 17:28 UTC (History)
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Description Harald Mueller-Ney 2010-08-16 15:43:16 UTC 
Package: NetworkManager
Version: 0.8-8.1.1.x86_64


Apparently due to battery loss while suspend the state file in 
/var/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state contained

NetworkingEnabled=false

which caused the network to remain in a disabled state. 

State does not change over reboot, and also isn't changeable from recent GUI-tools such as KDE's network-manager applet (which just showed "networking disabled") or gnome network manager applet.

To remedy the problem you can:

- remove the stale file: /var/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state
- or edit the file and set

         NetworkingEnabled=true

The usual desktop user will be lost. GUI is not providing any hints. Personally I would like to see an "enable network" option in the GUI but also cleaning up the state after reboot would be fine.
Switching to "if*" tools and back to NetworkManager does not help, hence "major" as regular user is facing major loss of functionality.
Comment 1 Bin Li 2010-08-17 09:41:40 UTC 
Please install the latest NetworkManager from updates.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 585433 ***
Comment 2 Novell Build 2014-12-14 17:28:48 UTC 
This fix is in the Novell Plan9 Virtual Appliance build 137.  Source repository: lego revision: 2305.