@Martin Emrich - I use Karmic x64 and see exactly the same issue "VPN could not be started".
As you say: "Sometimes it helps to try again several times, or to try again after a few minutes. Then the connection works fine. Smells like some race condition or timeout." This does work but it seems pretty random. FYI I am trying to connect to an openvpn server. Eventually it works and I stay connected. Previously on Jaunty the VPN connection manager with the same settings was rock solid. -- VPN connection fails: "unable to find valid VPN secrets" (auth dialog crash when secrets exist) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/284212 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs