Comment 0 for bug 360818

Binary package hint: network-manager-vpnc

vpnc:
  Installed: 0.5.3-1
  Candidate: 0.5.3-1
  Version table:
 *** 0.5.3-1 0

network-manager:
  Installed: 0.7.1~rc4.1.cf199a964-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 0.7.1~rc4.1.cf199a964-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 0.7.1~rc4.1.cf199a964-0ubuntu1 0

network-manager-vpnc:
  Installed: 0.7.1~rc4.20090316+bzr21-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 0.7.1~rc4.20090316+bzr21-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 0.7.1~rc4.20090316+bzr21-0ubuntu2 0

I am trying to connect to corporate cisco vpn via network-manager-vpnc plugin. vpnc is able to connect successfully via cmdline with the same configuration parameters, whereas nm.vpnc fails to connect. It doesn't even try to connect to external server (confirmed from wireshark), and bails out by saying "Failed because there were no valid VPN secrets".

daemon.log :

Apr 13 17:52:51 buraq NetworkManager: <info> Starting VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc'...
Apr 13 17:52:51 buraq NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc), PID 5228
Apr 13 17:52:51 buraq NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc' just appeared, activating connections
Apr 13 17:52:51 buraq NetworkManager: nm-vpn-connection.c.900: NeedSecrets failed: dbus-glib-error-quark Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.8" (uid=0 pid=3572 comm="/usr/sbin/NetworkManager --pid-file /var/run/Netwo") interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.VPN.Plugin" member="NeedSecrets" error name="(unset)" requested_reply=0 destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc" (uid=0 pid=5228 comm="/usr/lib/network-manager-vpnc/nm-vpnc-service "))
Apr 13 17:52:51 buraq NetworkManager: <WARN> connection_state_changed(): Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.8" (uid=0 pid=3572 comm="/usr/sbin/NetworkManager --pid-file /var/run/Netwo") interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.VPN.Plugin" member="Disconnect" error name="(unset)" requested_reply=0 destination="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc" (uid=0 pid=5228 comm="/usr/lib/network-manager-vpnc/nm-vpnc-service "))
Apr 13 17:52:51 buraq NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): writing resolv.conf to /sbin/resolvconf
Apr 13 17:52:51 buraq NetworkManager: <info> Policy set 'bindaas' (wlan0) as default for routing and DNS.
Apr 13 17:53:04 buraq NetworkManager: <debug> [1239670384.002921] ensure_killed(): waiting for vpn service pid 5228 to exit
Apr 13 17:53:04 buraq NetworkManager: <debug> [1239670384.003055] ensure_killed(): vpn service pid 5228 cleaned up

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My VPN settings in NM GUI has a valid Gateway, Group-name, Group-password (converted from obfuscated-secret using /usr/lib/vpnc/cisco-decrypt), User name. Encryption method is set to Secure(default) and NAT Traversal is Cisco UDP (default). DPD is checked.