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For file transfers, choosing the right filesystem makes a difference
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Ubuntu 9.10: network-manager – openvpn – “vpn service failed to start”
Any ideas
?
Updated 2009.12.25
So this is quite frustrating:
Background:
In Ubuntu 9.04 I had a VPN connection configured in order to use Witopia. It worked.
Under Ubuntu 9.04 I used these instructions to set everything up.
I upgraded to Ubuntu 9.10 and now it doesn't work.
[Tool] Time Drive – Backup Tool
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