VPN connection fails: "unable to find valid VPN secrets" (auth dialog crash when secrets exist)
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
network-manager (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
High
|
Alexander Sack | ||
Intrepid |
Invalid
|
High
|
Unassigned | ||
network-manager-openvpn (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Unassigned | ||
Intrepid |
Won't Fix
|
High
|
Alexander Sack | ||
network-manager-pptp (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Alexander Sack | ||
Intrepid |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Alexander Sack |
Bug Description
To verify, reproduce:
1. Run
/usr/
2. Enter some password
3. Check 'remember password for this session'
4. Press 'Ok'
5. ^C the program because it doesn't close for some reason
6. Run it again
7. Watch it crash and burn
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Binary package hint: network-manager
I'm using intrepid beta.
I'm using a rather unique internet connection method, used only in Russia and Israel IIRC. I have a cable connection but I'm not connected to the internet all the time. On Windows have to use some kind of dialer, which actually makes a VPN connection. On Ubuntu I use the network manager to connect to the ISP VPN, after installing the packages pptp-linux and network-
I updated my system this morning and after rebooting (there was also a kernel update) I can't connect to the VPN. I immediately get an error message that says something like "unable to find valid VPN secrets".
I'm posting this from windows so I can't check the exact error message of the version number of the package.
Related branches
Changed in network-manager: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in network-manager-pptp: | |
assignee: | nobody → asac |
assignee: | nobody → asac |
Changed in network-manager: | |
assignee: | nobody → asac |
assignee: | nobody → asac |
security vulnerability: | no → yes |
I get this too
connecting to a PPTP VPN server
Ubuntu 8.10
uname -a
Linux ibm-laptop 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Tue Oct 14 18:40:44 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux