netman icon does not show VPN status when VPN connected automatically at boot time

[Jeff Lane ]

I have VPNs configured in Network Manager, one of which is a default work VPN. That VPN is configured to connect whenever the network connection is active on my desktop, thus every time I reboot, the connection for eth0 is active and the VPN connects automatically.

I've noticed, however, that the NM icon in the tray does not show this connected status when the automatic connection is made.

Ordinarily, if I manually connect to a VPN, the status icon changes from two arrows (this is a wired connection) to two arrows with a padlock indicating a secured VPN connection.

When I boot this system and the VPN connection is established automatically, however, the icon does not display the padlock, BUT if you look at NM/VPN Connections/ you can clearly see the connection marked as active by the check mark next to it.

If I boot the machine and the NM icon is in this state, I can manually shut down and restart the VPN link and the icon changes to show the VPN connection as it should.

The screen shot attached shows the icon after a boot, as well as the VPN connections list with the currently active VPN highlighted by the checkmark.

Additionally, If I manually disconnect the wired connection and reconnect it, again, the icon shows the secure established VPN connection.

Expected Behaviour:

The NM status icon should ALWAYS show the padlock when a VPN connection is made, regardless of whether it is automatic or not.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: network-manager 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu7.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-66.108-generic 3.13.11-ckt27
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-66-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.16
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Nov 11 13:16:05 2015
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback

 iface eth1:foo inet dhcp
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-03-15 (1335 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120307)
NetworkManager.state:
 [main]
 NetworkingEnabled=true
 WirelessEnabled=true
 WWANEnabled=true
 WimaxEnabled=true
RfKill:

SourcePackage: network-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-20 (569 days ago)
mtime.conffile..etc.NetworkManager.NetworkManager.conf: 2015-07-30T16:31:50.821388
nmcli-dev:
 DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH
 eth1 802-3-ethernet connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
nmcli-nm:
 RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN
 running 0.9.8.8 connected enabled enabled enabled enabled disabled