Hi, Applying the pacth seem to fix the connection problem. Here is the log : Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXsmpServer: accept_ice_connection() Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Setting up new connection Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: New client '0x91c3ca0 []' Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmStore: Adding object id /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client14 to store Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Client added: /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client14 Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Initializing client 0x91c3ca0 [] Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Client '0x91c3ca0 []' received RegisterClient(10ab341c573b3a0b42121999669372969000000053580016) Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Adding new client 10ab341c573b3a0b42121999669372969000000053580016 to session Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Sending RegisterClientReply to '0x91c3ca0 [10ab341c573b3a0b42121999669372969000000053580016]' Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Set properties from client '0x91c3ca0 [10ab341c573b3a0b42121999669372969000000053580016]' Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: CurrentDirectory = '/home/bigbob' Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Set properties from client '0x91c3ca0 [10ab341c573b3a0b42121999669372969000000053580016]' Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: ProcessID = '19160' Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Set properties from client '0x91c3ca0 [10ab341c573b3a0b42121999669372969000000053580016]' Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Program = 'nm-openvpn-auth-dialog' Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Set properties from client '0x91c3ca0 [nm-openvpn-auth-dialog 10ab341c573b3a0b42121999669372969000000053580016]' Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: CloneCommand = 'nm-openvpn-auth-dialog' Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Set properties from client '0x91c3ca0 [nm-openvpn-auth-dialog 10ab341c573b3a0b42121999669372969000000053580016]' Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: RestartCommand = 'nm-openvpn-auth-dialog' '--sm-client-id' '10ab341c573b3a0b42121999669372969000000053580016' '--screen' '0' Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: Set properties from client '0x91c3ca0 [nm-openvpn-auth-dialog 10ab341c573b3a0b42121999669372969000000053580016]' Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: UserID = 'bigbob' Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXsmpServer: ice_io_error_handler (0x91db7e8) Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: IceProcessMessagesIOError on '0x91c3ca0 [nm-openvpn-auth-dialog 10ab341c573b3a0b42121999669372969000000053580016]' Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: disconnect client Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: disconnect client: /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client14 Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: disconnect for app 'nm-applet.desktop' Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: getting restart style Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: autorestart not set, not restarting application Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmStore: Unreffing object: 0x91c3ca0 Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmManager: Client removed: /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client14 Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmClient: disposing /org/gnome/SessionManager/Client14 Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual x-session-manager[5358]: DEBUG(+): GsmXSMPClient: xsmp_finalize (0x91c3ca0 [nm-openvpn-auth-dialog 10ab341c573b3a0b42121999669372969000000053580016]) Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: VPN plugin state changed: 3 Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual nm-openvpn[19161]: OpenVPN 2.1_rc9 i486-pc-linux-gnu [SSL] [LZO2] [EPOLL] [PKCS11] built on Aug 25 2008 Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: VPN connection 'Mikli' (Connect) reply received. Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual nm-openvpn[19161]: WARNING: No server certificate verification method has been enabled. See http://openvpn.net/howto.html#mitm for more info. Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual nm-openvpn[19161]: NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined scripts Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual nm-openvpn[19161]: /usr/bin/openssl-vulnkey -q -b 1024 -m Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual nm-openvpn[19161]: LZO compression initialized Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual nm-openvpn[19161]: UDPv4 link local: [undef] Aug 29 10:24:36 bigbob-virtual nm-openvpn[19161]: UDPv4 link remote: 81.80.234.197:1194 Aug 29 10:24:37 bigbob-virtual nm-openvpn[19161]: [server] Peer Connection Initiated with 81.80.234.197:1194 Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual nm-openvpn[19161]: TUN/TAP device tun0 opened Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual nm-openvpn[19161]: /sbin/ifconfig tun0 10.1.100.6 pointopoint 10.1.100.5 mtu 1500 Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual nm-openvpn[19161]: /usr/lib/network-manager-openvpn/nm-openvpn-service-openvpn-helper tun0 1500 1542 10.1.100.6 10.1.100.5 init Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: VPN connection 'Mikli' (IP Config Get) reply received. Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: VPN Gateway: 81.80.234.197 Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: Tunnel Device: tun0 Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: Internal IP4 Address: 10.1.100.6 Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: Internal IP4 Prefix: 24 Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: Internal IP4 Point-to-Point Address: 10.1.100.5 Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: Maximum Segment Size (MSS): 0 Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: Static Route: 10.1.1.0/24 Next Hop: 10.1.100.5 Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: Static Route: 10.1.2.0/24 Next Hop: 10.1.100.5 Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: Static Route: 10.1.3.0/24 Next Hop: 10.1.100.5 Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: Static Route: 10.1.4.0/24 Next Hop: 10.1.100.5 Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: Static Route: 10.1.5.0/24 Next Hop: 10.1.100.5 Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: Static Route: 10.1.200.0/24 Next Hop: 10.1.100.5 Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: Static Route: 10.1.100.0/24 Next Hop: 10.1.100.5 Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: Internal IP4 DNS: 10.1.5.1 Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: Internal IP4 DNS: 10.1.3.6 Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: DNS Domain: '(none)' Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: Login Banner: Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: ----------------------------------------- Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: (null) Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: ----------------------------------------- Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: VPN connection 'Mikli' (IP Config Get) complete. Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual NetworkManager: VPN plugin state changed: 4 Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual nm-openvpn[19161]: Initialization Sequence Completed Aug 29 10:24:38 bigbob-virtual nm-dispatcher.action: Script '/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/01ifupdown' exited with error status 1. By the way someone can explain what does the last line mean ? Anyhow, the VPN connection work fine after applying the pach mentioned by Alexander. A++