This is reported against an old version of Ubuntu and many things has changed since then. Because of that we won't fix this issue however if this behavior repeats on a modern version please fill a bug report against it and we will take it from there.
** Changed in: bluez (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to bluez in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1246246 Title: Bluetooth cannot be re-enabled when disabled by the user Status in bluez package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: When bluetooth is disabled via Bluetooth icon, it cannot be re-enabled without deleting /var/lib/bluetooth/MAC Address folder and rebooting the computer. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: bluetooth (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Oct 30 07:51:03 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-17 (12 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) InterestingModules: rfcomm bnep btusb bluetooth MachineType: Sony Corporation VPCSA35GB MarkForUpload: True ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-12-generic root=UUID=f1dd3028-4afc-47ab-a9cd-18e77dce684e ro locale=pt_BR quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: bluez UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 06/15/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE dmi.bios.version: R2087H4 dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A dmi.board.name: VAIO dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation dmi.board.version: N/A dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnINSYDE:bvrR2087H4:bd06/15/2012:svnSonyCorporation:pnVPCSA35GB:pvrC7006TJH:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: VPCSA35GB dmi.product.version: C7006TJH dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation hciconfig: hci0: Type: BR/EDR Bus: USB BD Address: C4:85:08:04:0B:68 ACL MTU: 310:10 SCO MTU: 64:8 UP RUNNING PSCAN RX bytes:105852 acl:6675 sco:0 events:269 errors:0 TX bytes:2829 acl:47 sco:0 commands:73 errors:0 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/+bug/1246246/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp