I realise now the inverted logic the GUI actually implies, you need to select the VPN connection from a physical connection, not select the physical from the VPN.
I'd say 'Automatically connect to VPN when using this connection' needs to be worded better as to not imply 'this connection' as being the one in the drop-down menu. A note should be added to VPN connections to explain why these options are greyed out, to prevent further confusion. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1686254 Title: OpenVPN auto-connect options greyed out or missing for no reason Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: New Status in openvpn package in Ubuntu: New Status in plasma-nm package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: "Automatically connect to this network..." and "Automatically connect to VPN when..." are greyed out or missing from the GUI, the former is also "checked" however this is not true as it never attempts to auto connect. There's no reason for these to be unavailable, especially when personal encrypted passwords and keys are used. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1686254/+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
