VPN connections not shown in NM Applet's VPN Connections menu

[Alexander Jones]

Binary package hint: network-manager

Steps to reproduce:

Install network-manager-pptp
Click applet -> VPN Connections -> Configure VPN
Create a new PPTP connection, with basic settings (name and host)
Close, see that it is listed in the VPN Connections list
Close, see that there is nothing at all listed under VPN Connections menu.

You can click Configure VPN and the configuration is indeed listed.

There is no way to connect to this VPN.

[Alexander Jones (alex-weej)]

After installing network-manager-openvpn, the configuration finally appeared.

[Alexander Jones (alex-weej)]

I think this may only be an issue on fresh installations. I'm struggling to reproduce it now.

[cousinavi (timothy-wilson04)]

I confirm both this bug and the solution.

I am on Hardy, desktop, amd64

[Tames McTigue (tamesmctigue)]

Fresh install of Hardy desktop and having the same problem. I tried installing the network-manager-openvpn package and that did not fix it for me. No VPN connection settings still. i686 version.

[Tames McTigue (tamesmctigue)]

Sorry, I think my issue is different. I read the above wrong, I am not even getting a VPN connections menu.