I have the same problem. Simple tunnel, shared key over TCP. Fairly straightforward. Works if I use openvpn from the commandline, fails when using network manager with the error described.
Configuration: dev tun proto tcp-client remote the.ip.address.com nobind ifconfig 10.1.2.2 10.1.2.1 up ./home.up down ./home.down secret static.key ping 15 tun-mtu 1500 mssfix 1400 verb 3 -- nm-openvpn with preshared key doesn't work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/193686 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs