Can't create ovpn

[Martin Randau]

Settings -> Network -> Add VPN -> Import from file to import an .ovpn file does nothing after clicking Add, it just returns to the Add VPN page and no VPN connection is added. The same .ovpn file works fine in 22.04.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.10
Package: network-manager-openvpn 1.10.2-3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-5.5-generic 6.5.0
Uname: Linux 6.5.0-5-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu Sep 21 22:12:58 2023
InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-09-18 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 23.10 "Mantic Minotaur" - Daily amd64 (20230918)
SourcePackage: network-manager-openvpn
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Caleb McKay (caleb-9)]

Not just OpenVPN. Tested importing a wireguard config as well - same results.

[Alexander Koskovich (nexusprism)]

Worth noting this looks to be a bug in the official GNOME 45 release?

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

I can confirm the same, neither importing nor adding a VPN via the gui works.
You clock "add" after importing or configuring one, click add and then ... as if nothing had happened.

I ran `gnome-control-center` directly and followed journal, no related error message shows up.

It is not just visualization, `nmcli con` does also not list the connection that now should be known.

It seems to be a UI only issue, as I can import a connection via:
 $ nmcli connection import type openvpn file myfile.conf

Same for using the connection afterwars.
Clicking the UI enable toggle seems to do nothing.

But via cli it works:
 $ nmcli connection up myconection
 $ ip route
   ... shows pushed routes ...

Not that it would work, even connected I still can't reach anything. But it at least connects I guess?

[Alexander Koskovich (nexusprism)]

This looks to be the official bug report in GNOME: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/issues/2668

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-control-center - 1:45.0-1ubuntu2

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gnome-control-center (1:45.0-1ubuntu2) mantic; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches/gitlab-fix-vpn.patch:
    - cherry pick an upstream fix for a recent regression in the VPN
      configuration (lp: #2037011)

 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Tue, 03 Oct 2023 12:01:57 +0200