Public bug reported: All NetworkManager VPN plugins fail to start with an error in keyfile load_from_data():
JS ERROR: !!! error while reading VPN plugin output keyfile JS ERROR: !!! message = '"Cannot convert string to array of 'utf8'"' JS ERROR: !!! fileName = '"/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/networkAgent.js"' JS ERROR: !!! lineNumber = '538' JS ERROR: !!! stack = '"()@/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/networkAgent.js:538 wrapper()@/usr/share/gjs-1.0/lang.js:204 ([object _private_Gio_DataInputStream],[object _private_Gio_SimpleAsyncResult])@/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/networkAgent.js:517 "' I started debugging this bug couldn't get much farther than noting the issue is with taking the string data in load_from_data(). Here is some example data from a VPN plugin, which fails to be parsed. The same applies if Gnome Shell is started with LC_ALL=C, and all the data passed from the plugins is in English: JS LOG: Data from plugin: [VPN Plugin UI] Version=2 Description=Vous devez vous authentifier pour accéder au réseau privé virtuel « Connexion VPN 1 ». Title=Authentifier le VPN [Xauth password] Value= Label=Mot de passe : IsSecret=true ShouldAsk=true [IPSec secret] Value= Label=Mot de passe du groupe : IsSecret=true ShouldAsk=true JS LOG: Data length: 318 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: gnome-shell 3.5.4-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-10.10-generic 3.5.1 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-10-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.4-0ubuntu6 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Aug 15 09:47:03 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120702) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=fr_CA:fr TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, user) LANG=fr_CA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/zsh SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1037114 Title: Cannot start VPN plugin authentication dialogs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1037114/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs