I have this problem too ... I can reproduce this on my two machines. I don't know but appears some kind of conflict beetween the online accounts of google shell and other account created before. Removing the accounts and recreating does not correct the behaviour.
(Tested with oneiric, and precise under gnome shell) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to empathy in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/916775 Title: It is not posible log in to gmail acc Status in “empathy” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: and it is not posible open accaunts list in Empathy. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: empathy 3.2.0.1-0ubuntu1.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-14.23-generic 3.0.9 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-14-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Jan 15 14:31:00 2012 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/empathy InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) SourcePackage: empathy UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/916775/+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