I found this to work with openvpn via the network manager:
I don't know if the message is directly telling you this (it doesn't seem to), but it turns out that for some reason the Network Settings doesn't save your password. Look in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ for a file that matches the name you gave your vpn in the settings. In my case it was just called 'client'. Open it as root in an editor.
sudo emacs /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/client
Then change this line in the [vpn] section:
password-flags=1
to
password-flags=0
Then add this section.
[vpn-secrets]
password="your-password"
Where "your-password" is your vpn password. The quotation marks around your password are required.
I found this to work with openvpn via the network manager:
I don't know if the message is directly telling you this (it doesn't seem to), but it turns out that for some reason the Network Settings doesn't save your password. Look in /etc/NetworkMan ager/system- connections/ for a file that matches the name you gave your vpn in the settings. In my case it was just called 'client'. Open it as root in an editor.
sudo emacs /etc/NetworkMan ager/system- connections/ client
Then change this line in the [vpn] section:
password-flags=1
to
password-flags=0
Then add this section.
[vpn-secrets] "your-password"
password=
Where "your-password" is your vpn password. The quotation marks around your password are required.
From:
https:/ /necromuralist. github. io/posts/ openvpn- on-ubuntu- 1804/