What logind manager are you using? gdm, I presume? Do you have libpam- systemd installed? I'm afraid I need some reproduction steps how to get into a GNOME session without a logind session.
** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- 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/1172062 Title: network manager icon does not correctly display status Status in NetworkManager: Fix Released Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “systemd” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: The network manager icon is not updating correctly to show the current network status. i.e. it is always showing as disconnected. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.8.1-0ubuntu1~raring1.1 [origin: LP-PPA-gnome3-team-gnome3-staging] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CrashDB: ubuntu Date: Wed Apr 24 08:43:34 2013 DisplayManager: gdm MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-03-19 (35 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/1172062/+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