Network-manager won't launch Vpn connection

[Laurent Dinclaux]

Binary package hint: network-manager-pptp

I have create a VPN connection and when I select it throught network manager menu nothing happens (icon does not change)

Syslog:

Apr 22 22:32:02 nautile NetworkManager: <info> Starting VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp'...
Apr 22 22:32:02 nautile NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp), PID 6101
Apr 22 22:32:02 nautile NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp' just appeared, activating connections
Apr 22 22:32:02 nautile 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=2920 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.pptp" (uid=0 pid=6101 comm="/usr/lib/network-manager-pptp/nm-pptp-service "))
Apr 22 22:32:02 nautile NetworkManager: <WARN> connection_state_changed(): Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.8" (uid=0 pid=2920 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.pptp" (uid=0 pid=6101 comm="/usr/lib/network-manager-pptp/nm-pptp-service "))
Apr 22 22:32:02 nautile NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): writing resolv.conf to /sbin/resolvconf
Apr 22 22:32:02 nautile NetworkManager: <info> Policy set 'Auto Gecka WIFI' (wlan0) as default for routing and DNS.
Apr 22 22:32:02 nautile kernel: [ 3017.524080] wlan0: no IPv6 routers present
Apr 22 22:32:14 nautile NetworkManager: <debug> [1240399934.002900] ensure_killed(): waiting for vpn service pid 6101 to exit
Apr 22 22:32:14 nautile NetworkManager: <debug> [1240399934.003061] ensure_killed(): vpn service pid 6101 cleaned up

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: network-manager-pptp 0.7.1~rc4.20090316+bzr23-0ubuntu3
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
SourcePackage: network-manager-pptp
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic x86_64

[davinivinci (davinivinci)]

Reboot! Sound familiar? Ha! It works tho'

[Laurent Dinclaux (dreadlox)]

Yes rebooting solved it.

Well, that should work straight after installing the network manager vpn plugin....

So seems to still be a bug.

[Alwin Garside (yogarine)]

I've got the same problem, but restarting network-manager (sudo /etc/init.d/network-manager restart) also solved it.

[AmenophisIII (amenophisiii)]

@Alwin Garside: thanks!

it seems that network-manager needs a restart, when there are additional plugins installed.
at least i had to when i installed:
network-manager-vpnc
network-manager-vpnc-gnome
vpnc
before i could login (same log messages as above).

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Delfino (denunez-ubuntu)]

Before I can connect to my VPN I also have to restart network manager.

sudo service NetworkManager stop;sudo service NetworkManager start