Thanks for the extra information, unfortunately apport-collect did not provide enough information. Can you attach the output of the following command after empathy exhibits the problem:
$ egrep -i '(audit|apparmor|security)' /var/log/kern.log Thanks ** Changed in: empathy (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to empathy in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1025852 Title: empathy wont connect to network from root login on ubuntu 12.04 fresh, without any update To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/1025852/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs