Public bug reported: It's impossible to enable screen sharing when systemd-networkd is used as netplan renderer. The following message is logged in journalctl when trying to enable screen sharing in the settings:
Failed to enable service vino-server: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.InvalidArgs: Sharing cannot be enabled on this network, status is '0' The happens when a connection is managed by systemd-networkd instead of NetworkManager: $ networkctl IDX LINK TYPE OPERATIONAL SETUP 1 lo loopback carrier unmanaged 2 enp1s0 ether routable configured $ nmcli d status DEVICE TYPE STATE CONNECTION enp1s0 ethernet unmanaged -- lo loopback unmanaged -- --- ProblemType: Bug ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-01-17 (110 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017) Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.36.1-1ubuntu5 PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-29.33-generic 5.4.30 Tags: focal Uname: Linux 5.4.0-29-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-04-29 (7 days ago) UserGroups: _MarkForUpload: True ** Affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-collected focal ** Tags added: apport-collected focal ** Description changed: It's impossible to enable screen sharing when systemd-networkd is used as netplan renderer. The following message is logged in journalctl when trying to enable screen sharing in the settings: Failed to enable service vino-server: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.InvalidArgs: Sharing cannot be enabled on this network, status is '0' The happens when a connection is managed by systemd-networkd instead of NetworkManager: $ networkctl IDX LINK TYPE OPERATIONAL SETUP 1 lo loopback carrier unmanaged 2 enp1s0 ether routable configured $ nmcli d status DEVICE TYPE STATE CONNECTION enp1s0 ethernet unmanaged -- lo loopback unmanaged -- + --- + ProblemType: Bug + ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 + Architecture: amd64 + CasperMD5CheckResult: skip + DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 + InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-01-17 (110 days ago) + InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017) + Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.36.1-1ubuntu5 + PackageArchitecture: amd64 + ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-29.33-generic 5.4.30 + Tags: focal + Uname: Linux 5.4.0-29-generic x86_64 + UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-04-29 (7 days ago) + UserGroups: + + _MarkForUpload: True -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1877121 Title: unable to enable screensharing when using systemd-networkd as netplan renderer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1877121/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs