This bug is still present in Karmic release. After discussion with asac and dcbw, nm-applet would need to interface with PolicyKit to know the state of sessions and "release" the DBUS name to let the new session open nm-applet.
I thought I had seen this bug before -- this is likely a duplicate, but I haven't been able to find the other bug yet. Subscribing myself as a reminder :) ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- network-manager does not allow multiple users https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/290218 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs