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Ubuntu 9.10: network-manager – openvpn – “vpn service failed to start”
So this is quite frustrating:
[B]Background:[/B]
In Ubuntu 9.04 I had a VPN connection configured in order to use Witopia. It worked.
I upgraded to Ubuntu 9.10 and now it doesn't work.
[B]Problem:[/B]
In Network Manager, under VPN Connections, when I select my "openvpn" connection I get this error message:
[I]The vpn connection 'openvpn' failed because the VPN service failed to start.[/I]
[B]More Info:[/B]
Here is what it says in Sys Log:
[QUOTE]Nov 7 21:05:21 ubuntu-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Starting VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn'...
Nov 7 21:05:21 ubuntu-laptop NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn), PID 1974
Nov 7 21:05:22 ubuntu-laptop NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn' just appeared, activating connections
Nov 7 21:05:22 ubuntu-laptop NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 1
Nov 7 21:05:22 ubuntu-laptop NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 3
Nov 7 21:05:22 ubuntu-laptop NetworkManager: <info> VPN connection 'openvpn' (Connect) reply received.
Nov 7 21:05:22 ubuntu-laptop NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_vpn_connection_connect_cb(): VPN connection 'openvpn' failed to connect: 'No VPN secrets!'.
Nov 7 21:05:22 ubuntu-laptop NetworkManager: <WARN> connection_state_changed(): Could not process the request because no VPN connection was active.
Nov 7 21:05:22 ubuntu-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Policy set 'Auto eth0' (eth0) as default for routing and DNS.
Nov 7 21:05:35 ubuntu-laptop NetworkManager: <debug> [1257624335.001600] ensure_killed(): waiting for vpn service pid 1974 to exit
Nov 7 21:05:35 ubuntu-laptop NetworkManager: <debug> [1257624335.001766] ensure_killed(): vpn service pid 1974 cleaned up
Nov 7 21:05:40 ubuntu-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Starting VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn'...
Nov 7 21:05:40 ubuntu-laptop NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn), PID 1978
Nov 7 21:05:40 ubuntu-laptop NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn' just appeared, activating connections
Nov 7 21:05:40 ubuntu-laptop NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 3
Nov 7 21:05:40 ubuntu-laptop NetworkManager: <info> VPN connection 'openvpn' (Connect) reply received.
Nov 7 21:05:40 ubuntu-laptop NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_vpn_connection_connect_cb(): VPN connection 'openvpn' failed to connect: 'No VPN secrets!'.
Nov 7 21:05:40 ubuntu-laptop NetworkManager: <WARN> connection_state_changed(): Could not process the request because no VPN connection was active.
Nov 7 21:05:40 ubuntu-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Policy set 'Auto eth0' (eth0) as default for routing and DNS.
Nov 7 21:05:53 ubuntu-laptop NetworkManager: <debug> [1257624353.002543] ensure_killed(): waiting for vpn service pid 1978 to exit
Nov 7 21:05:53 ubuntu-laptop NetworkManager: <debug> [1257624353.002711] ensure_killed(): vpn service pid 1978 cleaned up
[/QUOTE]
[B]What I have tried so far:[/B]
Reading through the forum, and searching Google, it seems many people are having this problem. It also doesn't appear to be a new problem.
I tried to remove openvpn and network-manage-openvpn packages and to add them again and to create new connection profiles.
Unfortunately without success.
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.
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