I've done some further testing: It _will_ work some of the time, typically if I log out of kde it'll work the first time I try to connect when I log back in, except it won't work on the first login after the machine is booted, I have to boot/login/logout/login again before it will work.
I've spotted the following in the auth log, which I suspect is related: Apr 30 06:37:42 marvin dbus-daemon: Rejected send message, 7 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.71" (uid=0 pid=9612 comm="/usr/sbin/pppd nodetach lock nodefaultroute ttyUSB") interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.PPP" member="SetState" error name="(unset)" requested_reply=0 destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager" (uid=0 pid=9590 comm="/usr/sbin/NetworkManager ")) but if it's dbus permissions, why would they change part way through a session? Here's the Network Manager dbus config file (unchanged from default afaik): <!DOCTYPE busconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD D-BUS Bus Configuration 1.0//EN" "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus/1.0/busconfig.dtd"> <busconfig> <policy user="root"> <allow own="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"/> <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"/> <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager" send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.PPP"/> </policy> <policy group="netdev"> <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"/> <deny send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager" send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.PPP"/> </policy> <policy at_console="true"> <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"/> <deny send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager" send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.PPP"/> </policy> <policy context="default"> <deny own="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"/> <deny send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"/> <deny send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager" send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.PPP"/> </policy> <limit name="max_replies_per_connection">512</limit> </busconfig> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org