This looks to be around the time of the issue where I disabled a VPN connection (from syslog):
Mar 8 14:11:54 splat gnome-shell[677801]: ** Mar 8 14:11:54 splat gnome-shell[677801]: Clutter:ERROR:../clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c:3785:on_device_actor_reactive_changed: assertion failed: (!clutter_actor_get_reactive (actor)) Mar 8 14:11:54 splat gnome-shell[677801]: Bail out! Clutter:ERROR:../clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c:3785:on_device_actor_reactive_changed: assertion failed: (!clutter_actor_get_reactive (actor)) Mar 8 14:11:54 splat gnome-shell[677801]: GNOME Shell crashed with signal 6 Mar 8 14:11:54 splat gnome-shell[677801]: == Stack trace for context 0x556edc56f150 == Mar 8 14:11:54 splat gnome-shell[677801]: #0 556edea1ffc0 i resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/popupMenu.js:390 (1162dc8fad80 @ 138) Mar 8 14:11:54 splat gnome-shell[677801]: #1 556edea1ff18 i resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/status/network.js:1429 (2ab06bf803d0 @ 171) Mar 8 14:11:54 splat gnome-shell[677801]: #2 556edea1fe80 i resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/status/network.js:171 (2ab06bf82560 @ 111) Mar 8 14:11:54 splat gnome-shell[677801]: #3 7ffef0da2770 b self-hosted:850 (b5d5c736d80 @ 454) Mar 8 14:11:54 splat gnome-shell[677801]: #4 556edea1fde0 i resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/popupMenu.js:411 (1162dc8face0 @ 56) Mar 8 14:11:54 splat gnome-shell[677801]: #5 556edea1fd48 i resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/popupMenu.js:398 (1162dc8fad30 @ 41) Mar 8 14:11:54 splat gnome-shell[677801]: #6 556edea1fca8 i resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/popupMenu.js:138 (1162dc8fb4c0 @ 88) Mar 8 14:11:54 splat systemd[1]: Starting Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service... Mar 8 14:11:54 splat dbus-daemon[1286]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' ** Attachment added: "journal" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1918190/+attachment/5474636/+files/journal ** Also affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: When I click on a VPN connection in the Gnome top bar to enable or disable the connection the entire desktop session crashes and dumps me at the session login screen. $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu Hirsute Hippo (development branch) Release: 21.04 $ loginctl show-session $(awk '/tty/ {print $1}' <(loginctl)) -p Type | awk -F= '{print $2}' wayland $ apt-cache policy network-manager network-manager: - Installed: 1.30.0-1ubuntu1 - Candidate: 1.30.0-1ubuntu1 + Installed: 1.30.0-1ubuntu1 + Candidate: 1.30.0-1ubuntu1 + Version table: + *** 1.30.0-1ubuntu1 500 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute/main amd64 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + + $ apt-cache policy gnome-shell + gnome-shell: + Installed: 3.38.3-3ubuntu1 + Candidate: 3.38.3-3ubuntu1 Version table: - *** 1.30.0-1ubuntu1 500 + *** 3.38.3-3ubuntu1 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: network-manager 1.30.0-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.10.0-14.15-generic 5.10.11 Uname: Linux 5.10.0-14-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu59 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Mon Mar 8 14:12:44 2021 IfupdownConfig: - # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) - auto lo - iface lo inet loopback + # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) + auto lo + iface lo inet loopback InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-21 (1416 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Beta amd64 (20170404) RebootRequiredPkgs: - libssl1.1 - libssl1.1 + libssl1.1 + libssl1.1 SourcePackage: network-manager UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) nmcli-nm: - RUNNING VERSION STATE STARTUP CONNECTIVITY NETWORKING WIFI-HW WIFI WWAN-HW WWAN - running 1.30.0 connected started full enabled enabled disabled enabled enabled + RUNNING VERSION STATE STARTUP CONNECTIVITY NETWORKING WIFI-HW WIFI WWAN-HW WWAN + running 1.30.0 connected started full enabled enabled disabled enabled enabled -- 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/1918190 Title: Enabling/Disabling VPN crashes window manager Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: New Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: When I click on a VPN connection in the Gnome top bar to enable or disable the connection the entire desktop session crashes and dumps me at the session login screen. $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu Hirsute Hippo (development branch) Release: 21.04 $ loginctl show-session $(awk '/tty/ {print $1}' <(loginctl)) -p Type | awk -F= '{print $2}' wayland $ apt-cache policy network-manager network-manager: Installed: 1.30.0-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 1.30.0-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 1.30.0-1ubuntu1 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status $ apt-cache policy gnome-shell gnome-shell: Installed: 3.38.3-3ubuntu1 Candidate: 3.38.3-3ubuntu1 Version table: *** 3.38.3-3ubuntu1 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: network-manager 1.30.0-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.10.0-14.15-generic 5.10.11 Uname: Linux 5.10.0-14-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu59 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Mon Mar 8 14:12:44 2021 IfupdownConfig: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-21 (1416 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Beta amd64 (20170404) RebootRequiredPkgs: libssl1.1 libssl1.1 SourcePackage: network-manager UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) nmcli-nm: RUNNING VERSION STATE STARTUP CONNECTIVITY NETWORKING WIFI-HW WIFI WWAN-HW WWAN running 1.30.0 connected started full enabled enabled disabled enabled enabled To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1918190/+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