Looks like it is related to dbus configuration for the various network- manager plugins.
It seems the at_console config is missing : working /etc/dbus-1/system.d/nm-openvpn-service.conf <!DOCTYPE busconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD D-BUS Bus Configuration 1.0//EN" "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus/1.0/busconfig.dtd"> <busconfig> <policy user="root"> <allow own="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn"/> <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn"/> </policy> <policy user="at_console"> <allow own="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn"/> <allow send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn"/> </policy> <policy context="default"> <deny own="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn"/> <deny send_destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn"/> </policy> </busconfig> -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/794918 Title: Can not use or configure VPN via NM GUI on XFC/Xubuntu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-openvpn/+bug/794918/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs