Public bug reported: After a few minutes of inactivity, the VPN gets disconnected. In the log extract below, the key part seems to be this one:
Oct 5 11:51:30 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: WARNING: Failed running command (--up/--down): could not execute external program Oct 5 11:51:30 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: Exiting due to fatal error Here is the full extract: Oct 5 11:51:23 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: [cali-fw-vpn] Inactivity timeout (--ping-restart), restarting Oct 5 11:51:23 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: SIGUSR1[soft,ping-restart] received, process restarting Oct 5 11:51:28 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: WARNING: No server certificate verification method has been enabled. See http://openvpn.net/ho wto.html#mitm for more info. Oct 5 11:51:28 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined s cripts Oct 5 11:51:28 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]186.103.161.74:25402 Oct 5 11:51:28 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: UDP link local: (not bound) Oct 5 11:51:28 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: UDP link remote: [AF_INET]186.103.161.74:25402 Oct 5 11:51:29 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: [cali-fw-vpn] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]186.103.161.74:25402 Oct 5 11:51:30 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: Preserving previous TUN/TAP instance: tun0 Oct 5 11:51:30 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: /usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-openvpn-service-openvpn-helper --debug 0 1515 --bus-name org.freedes ktop.NetworkManager.openvpn.Connection_18 --tun -- tun0 1500 1558 10.8.1.2 255.255.255.0 restart Oct 5 11:51:30 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: WARNING: Failed running command (--up/--down): could not execute external program Oct 5 11:51:30 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: Exiting due to fatal error Oct 5 11:51:30 tadzim3 systemd-networkd[616]: tun0: Lost carrier Oct 5 11:51:30 tadzim3 NetworkManager[823]: <info> [1507215090.1043] device (tun0): state change: activated -> unmanaged (reason 'unmanaged', internal state 'removed') ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: network-manager-openvpn 1.2.10-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-12.13-generic 4.13.3 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-12-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Thu Oct 5 11:59:28 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-23 (985 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) SourcePackage: network-manager-openvpn UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-06-15 (112 days ago) ** Affects: network-manager-openvpn (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful wayland-session -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-openvpn in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1721566 Title: Regression: OpenVPN plugins fails to keep connection alive Status in network-manager-openvpn package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: After a few minutes of inactivity, the VPN gets disconnected. In the log extract below, the key part seems to be this one: Oct 5 11:51:30 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: WARNING: Failed running command (--up/--down): could not execute external program Oct 5 11:51:30 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: Exiting due to fatal error Here is the full extract: Oct 5 11:51:23 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: [cali-fw-vpn] Inactivity timeout (--ping-restart), restarting Oct 5 11:51:23 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: SIGUSR1[soft,ping-restart] received, process restarting Oct 5 11:51:28 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: WARNING: No server certificate verification method has been enabled. See http://openvpn.net/ho wto.html#mitm for more info. Oct 5 11:51:28 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined s cripts Oct 5 11:51:28 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]186.103.161.74:25402 Oct 5 11:51:28 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: UDP link local: (not bound) Oct 5 11:51:28 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: UDP link remote: [AF_INET]186.103.161.74:25402 Oct 5 11:51:29 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: [cali-fw-vpn] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]186.103.161.74:25402 Oct 5 11:51:30 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: Preserving previous TUN/TAP instance: tun0 Oct 5 11:51:30 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: /usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-openvpn-service-openvpn-helper --debug 0 1515 --bus-name org.freedes ktop.NetworkManager.openvpn.Connection_18 --tun -- tun0 1500 1558 10.8.1.2 255.255.255.0 restart Oct 5 11:51:30 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: WARNING: Failed running command (--up/--down): could not execute external program Oct 5 11:51:30 tadzim3 nm-openvpn[1526]: Exiting due to fatal error Oct 5 11:51:30 tadzim3 systemd-networkd[616]: tun0: Lost carrier Oct 5 11:51:30 tadzim3 NetworkManager[823]: <info> [1507215090.1043] device (tun0): state change: activated -> unmanaged (reason 'unmanaged', internal state 'removed') ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: network-manager-openvpn 1.2.10-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-12.13-generic 4.13.3 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-12-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Thu Oct 5 11:59:28 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-23 (985 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) SourcePackage: network-manager-openvpn UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-06-15 (112 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-openvpn/+bug/1721566/+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
