It could also be related to this: https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php?65082-systemd-update-screwed-up-policy-kit-network-manager-and-muon-qapt
since I was also unable to mount any external drives (ntfs or otherwise) or restart/shutdown the pc. Everything (wireless and permissions) seems to have fixed after I installed the `cgmanager` and `qdbus-qt5` packages. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1302348 Title: after today's Trusty updates/restart, NM will not connect to wifi Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I see all the wireless signals in the neighborhood, but the connect button does not connect my laptop to the internet. Also, history seems lost, as it reports that my wifi has never been used, when it was in use a few minutes before. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: network-manager 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-22.44-generic 3.13.8 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-22-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: KDE Date: Thu Apr 3 22:43:11 2014 IfupdownConfig: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-06-18 (289 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) IpRoute: default via 192.168.15.1 dev eth0 proto static 192.168.15.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.15.3 metric 1 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: network-manager UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-03-04 (30 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1302348/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp