[Hardy] network-manager-pptp requires system restart but will not tell you
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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network-manager-pptp (Debian) |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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network-manager-pptp (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: network-
My ISP requires VPN connection to get to the Internet. Now with Hardy 8.04 Alpha 6 I have dowloaded and installed network-
The package installs just fine, and Network Manager applet allowed me to configure my VPN connection. There is no way to use that connection however until system reboot.
Steps to reproduce.
1. Download networ-manager-pptp package
2. Install the package by double-clicking on it
3. Go to Network Manager applet to observe that there is VPN Connections -> Configure VPN menu available
4. Configure VPN connection as usual
5. Go to Network Manager applet -> VPN Connections menu
Expected result: to see newly configured connection there
Actual result: only Configure VPN menu is available.
6. Go to NM Applet -> VPN Connections -> Configure VPN to verify whether your new connection is there. It is.
6. Log out and log back in
7. Go through steps 5-6 and observe logging out did not help
8. Take it one step further and reboot the machine.
9. Go to step 5 and finally see your connection where it should be.
The point is, either new VPN connection should be available immediately after configuring it, or network-
Changed in network-manager-pptp (Debian): | |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in network-manager-pptp (Debian): | |
status: | New → Fix Released |
I believe that the setup of network- manager- pptp has always required a restart of the networking services as described here: pptpclient. sourceforge. net/howto- ubuntu. phtml
http://
That said, I haven't yet been able to get my own vpn connection working so far and my syslog is getting flooded with console kit errors (may be do to a restart of dbus?).
It does seem like it would be helpful if the installation for this package automated the restart of the services, or at least indicated that a restart was required (if necessary??)