System Settings is firing-and-forgetting any network created from the “Other network…” dialog. Not sure there's anything network-manager can do here. System Settings should, upon error, allow the user to change the failed network connection, not create a brand new one.
Thanks for reporting this. ** Also affects: network-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: ubuntu-system-settings (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Changed in: ubuntu-system-settings (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1607835 Title: Failed 'add new connection' records a new connection anyway To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1607835/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs