Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: network-manager-vpnc (Ubuntu Yakkety)
Status: New => Confirmed
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1297849
Title:
[SRU] Virtual private network connection fails after distribution
upgrade due to outdated Network Manager configuration files
Status in One Hundred Papercuts:
Confirmed
Status in network-manager-vpnc:
New
Status in network-manager-applet package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in network-manager-openconnect package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in network-manager-openvpn package in Ubuntu:
Triaged
Status in network-manager-vpnc package in Ubuntu:
Triaged
Status in network-manager-applet source package in Trusty:
Fix Released
Status in network-manager-openconnect source package in Trusty:
Confirmed
Status in network-manager-openvpn source package in Trusty:
Confirmed
Status in network-manager-vpnc source package in Trusty:
Confirmed
Status in network-manager-openconnect source package in Xenial:
Fix Released
Status in network-manager-openvpn source package in Xenial:
Confirmed
Status in network-manager-vpnc source package in Xenial:
Confirmed
Status in network-manager-openvpn source package in Yakkety:
Confirmed
Status in network-manager-vpnc source package in Yakkety:
Confirmed
Bug description:
[Impact]
* People who are using VPN services (of any kind, using vpnc, openvpn, pptp,
etc.
[Test Case]
HOW TO REPRODUCE
1. Upgrade to a newer Ubuntu release.
2. Using the Network Manager application, try to start a virtual private
network connection.
EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR
- The connection to complete successfully.
ACTUAL BEHAVIOUR
- The current configuration files, created by a previous network manager
installation in the gconf user home folder, makes the application to misbehave;
returning a log like this:
[Regression Potential]
May cause Gnome-Shell detection to give up prematurely.
[PPA with a Possible Solution]
Please see the
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-vpnc/+bug/1297849/comments/107
on information how to try the PPA with a solution to the bug that has the
patch
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-vpnc/+bug/1297849/+attachment/4253965/+files/network-manager-applet-1297849.patch
applied.
[Additional information]
Mar 26 13:23:31 hprem-rmbp NetworkManager[855]: <info> Starting VPN service
'vpnc'...
Mar 26 13:23:31 hprem-rmbp NetworkManager[855]: <info> VPN service 'vpnc'
started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc), PID 24419
Mar 26 13:23:31 hprem-rmbp NetworkManager[855]: <info> VPN service 'vpnc'
appeared; activating connections
Mar 26 13:23:31 hprem-rmbp NetworkManager[855]: <error> [1395840211.74057]
[nm-vpn-connection.c:1374] get_secrets_cb(): Failed to request VPN secrets #2:
(6) No agents were available for this request.
Mar 26 13:23:31 hprem-rmbp NetworkManager[855]: <info> Policy set 'blizzard'
(wlan0) as default for IPv4 routing and DNS.
Mar 26 13:23:31 hprem-rmbp NetworkManager[855]: <error> [1395840211.74406]
[nm-system.c:1266] nm_system_replace_default_ip6_route(): (wlan0): failed to
set IPv6 default route: -7
Mar 26 13:23:31 hprem-rmbp NetworkManager[855]: <info> Policy set 'blizzard'
(wlan0) as default for IPv6 routing and DNS.
Mar 26 13:23:36 hprem-rmbp NetworkManager[855]: <info> VPN service 'vpnc'
disappeared
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: network-manager-vpnc 0.9.8.6-1ubuntu2
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-031300-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Mar 26 13:26:42 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-17 (67 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64+mac (20140115)
SourcePackage: network-manager-vpnc
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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