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-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-pptp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/360818 Title: NetworkManager.vpn fails -- nm-vpn-connection.c.900: NeedSecrets Status in network-manager-openvpn package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in network-manager-pptp package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in network-manager-vpnc package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in network-manager-openvpn package in Fedora: Unknown Bug description: WORKAROUND: ensure that you have no root shells (e.g. close/exit all sudo su terminals etc.) open while connecting. Binary package hint: network-manager-vpnc vpnc: Installed: 0.5.3-1 Candidate: 0.5.3-1 Version table: *** 0.5.3-1 0 network-manager: Installed: 0.7.1~rc4.1.cf199a964-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 0.7.1~rc4.1.cf199a964-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 0.7.1~rc4.1.cf199a964-0ubuntu1 0 network-manager-vpnc: Installed: 0.7.1~rc4.20090316+bzr21-0ubuntu2 Candidate: 0.7.1~rc4.20090316+bzr21-0ubuntu2 Version table: *** 0.7.1~rc4.20090316+bzr21-0ubuntu2 0 I am trying to connect to corporate cisco vpn via network-manager-vpnc plugin. vpnc is able to connect successfully via cmdline with the same configuration parameters, whereas nm.vpnc fails to connect. It doesn't even try to connect to external server (confirmed from wireshark), and bails out by saying "Failed because there were no valid VPN secrets". daemon.log : Apr 13 17:52:51 buraq NetworkManager: <info> Starting VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc'... Apr 13 17:52:51 buraq NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc), PID 5228 Apr 13 17:52:51 buraq NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc' just appeared, activating connections Apr 13 17:52:51 buraq NetworkManager: nm-vpn-connection.c.900: NeedSecrets failed: dbus-glib-error-quark Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.8" (uid=0 pid=3572 comm="/usr/sbin/NetworkManager --pid-file /var/run/Netwo") interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.VPN.Plugin" member="NeedSecrets" error name="(unset)" requested_reply=0 destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc" (uid=0 pid=5228 comm="/usr/lib/network-manager-vpnc/nm-vpnc-service ")) Apr 13 17:52:51 buraq NetworkManager: <WARN> connection_state_changed(): Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.8" (uid=0 pid=3572 comm="/usr/sbin/NetworkManager --pid-file /var/run/Netwo") interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.VPN.Plugin" member="Disconnect" error name="(unset)" requested_reply=0 destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc" (uid=0 pid=5228 comm="/usr/lib/network-manager-vpnc/nm-vpnc-service ")) Apr 13 17:52:51 buraq NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): writing resolv.conf to /sbin/resolvconf Apr 13 17:52:51 buraq NetworkManager: <info> Policy set 'bindaas' (wlan0) as default for routing and DNS. Apr 13 17:53:04 buraq NetworkManager: <debug> [1239670384.002921] ensure_killed(): waiting for vpn service pid 5228 to exit Apr 13 17:53:04 buraq NetworkManager: <debug> [1239670384.003055] ensure_killed(): vpn service pid 5228 cleaned up -- My VPN settings in NM GUI has a valid Gateway, Group-name, Group-password (converted from obfuscated-secret using /usr/lib/vpnc/cisco-decrypt), User name. Encryption method is set to Secure(default) and NAT Traversal is Cisco UDP (default). DPD is checked. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-openvpn/+bug/360818/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp