https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=502110
Bug ID: 502110
Summary: Power profile widget does not reflect actual profile
at login unless plasmashell is restarted
Classification: Plasma
Product: plasmashell
Version: git-stable-Plasma/5.27
Platform: Kubuntu
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: Power and Battery widget
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: alexandre.mar...@aimen.es
CC: k...@privat.broulik.de, natalie_clar...@yahoo.de
Target Milestone: 1.0
When logging in as a domain user (e.g. alexandre.martin@domain.local), the
power profile plasmoid in the KDE system tray always shows "Balanced" at login,
even though the actual profile may be different.
Clicking to change the profile causes the UI slider to immediately snap back to
"Balanced", but the change is correctly applied in the system — as confirmed
by:
powerprofilesctl
After manually restarting plasmashell using:
kquitapp5 plasmashell && kstart5 plasmashell
…the power profile widget then shows the correct profile and allows changes as
expected.
This issue does NOT happen with local users, and only seems to affect domain
users (possibly due to special characters like `.` or `@` in usernames, or
timing delays at session startup).
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🧪 Steps to reproduce:
1. Log in as a domain user (e.g. alexandre.martin@domain.local).
2. Open the battery widget.
3. Try changing the power profile.
4. Observe that the slider reverts visually, but `powerprofilesctl` confirms
the change.
5. Restart plasmashell manually → the UI syncs correctly from that point on.
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✅ Workaround:
Automatically restart plasmashell with a delay after login:
sleep 10 && kquitapp5 plasmashell && kstart5 plasmashell
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💡 Suggested cause:
Race condition between plasmashell and powerdevil/power-profiles-daemon at
session start. The widget doesn’t resync once powerdevil becomes fully ready.
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🛠️ System info:
- OS: Kubuntu 22.04 / 23.10
- KDE Plasma: [tu versión]
- Session: X11
- Login: domain user (via SSSD)
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