Description of problem: I installed the Alpha of F20, then attempted to connect to my work VPN. (For the record, I simply copied the profile from /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ on my F19 installation to the F20 installation. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): NetworkManager-openvpn-0.9.8.2-3.fc20.x86_64 NetworkManager-0.9.9.0-14.git20131003.fc20.x86_64 How reproducible: Very. :-) Steps to Reproduce: 1. Copy a working /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ profile from a working F19 installation 2. Try to connect 3. See that it fails with an unspecified error Actual results: Failure (see sample logs below) Expected results: I would expect it to connect to the remote VPN Additional info: Here are the journal logs from the F20 system when attempting to connect: Oct 16 12:35:17 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Starting VPN service 'openvpn'... Oct 16 12:35:17 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> VPN service 'openvpn' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn), PID 4971 Oct 16 12:35:17 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> VPN service 'openvpn' appeared; activating connections Oct 16 12:35:17 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: init (1) Oct 16 12:35:17 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: starting (3) Oct 16 12:35:17 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: ** Message: openvpn started with pid 4975 Oct 16 12:35:17 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> VPN connection 'Bluehost' (Connect) reply received. Oct 16 12:35:17 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: Wed Oct 16 12:35:17 2013 DEPRECATED OPTION: --tls-remote, please update your configuration Oct 16 12:35:17 hockey nm-openvpn[4975]: OpenVPN 2.3.2 x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [EPOLL] [PKCS11] [eurephia] [MH] [IPv6] built on Sep 12 2013 Oct 16 12:35:17 hockey nm-openvpn[4975]: NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined scripts Oct 16 12:35:17 hockey nm-openvpn[4975]: Control Channel Authentication: using '/home/jsmith/.cert/ta.key' as a OpenVPN static key file Oct 16 12:35:17 hockey nm-openvpn[4975]: Attempting to establish TCP connection with [AF_INET]74.220.198.228:1194 [nonblock] Oct 16 12:35:19 hockey nm-openvpn[4975]: TCP connection established with [AF_INET]74.220.198.228:1194 Oct 16 12:35:19 hockey nm-openvpn[4975]: TCPv4_CLIENT link local: [undef] Oct 16 12:35:19 hockey nm-openvpn[4975]: TCPv4_CLIENT link remote: [AF_INET]74.220.198.228:1194 Oct 16 12:35:37 hockey nm-openvpn[4975]: [vpn.bluehost.com] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]74.220.198.228:1194 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey nm-openvpn[4975]: TUN/TAP device tun0 opened Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey nm-openvpn[4975]: /usr/libexec/nm-openvpn-service-openvpn-helper tun0 1500 1560 10.50.11.142 10.50.11.141 init Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> (tun0): carrier is OFF Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> (tun0): new Tun device (driver: 'unknown' ifindex: 23) Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> (tun0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/6 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> (tun0): No existing connection detected. Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> VPN connection 'Bluehost' (IP4 Config Get) reply received from old-style plugin. Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> VPN Gateway: 74.220.198.228 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Tunnel Device: tun0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> IPv4 configuration: Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Internal Gateway: 10.50.11.141 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Internal Address: 10.50.11.142 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Internal Prefix: 32 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Internal Point-to-Point Address: 10.50.11.141 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Maximum Segment Size (MSS): 0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 10.0.96.0/20 Next Hop: 10.0.96.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 10.0.80.0/20 Next Hop: 10.0.80.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 69.89.16.0/20 Next Hop: 69.89.16.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 67.222.32.0/19 Next Hop: 67.222.32.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 66.147.240.0/20 Next Hop: 66.147.240.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey nm-openvpn[4975]: Initialization Sequence Completed Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 70.40.192.0/19 Next Hop: 70.40.192.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 67.20.64.0/18 Next Hop: 67.20.64.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 69.195.64.0/18 Next Hop: 69.195.64.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 173.254.0.0/17 Next Hop: 173.254.0.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 50.87.0.0/16 Next Hop: 50.87.0.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 74.220.192.0/22 Next Hop: 74.220.192.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 74.220.196.0/23 Next Hop: 74.220.196.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 74.220.198.0/28 Next Hop: 74.220.198.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 74.220.198.16/29 Next Hop: 74.220.198.16 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 74.220.198.32/27 Next Hop: 74.220.198.32 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 74.220.198.64/26 Next Hop: 74.220.198.64 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 74.220.198.128/26 Next Hop: 74.220.198.128 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 74.220.198.192/27 Next Hop: 74.220.198.192 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 74.220.198.240/28 Next Hop: 74.220.198.240 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 74.220.199.0/24 Next Hop: 74.220.199.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 74.220.200.0/21 Next Hop: 74.220.200.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 74.220.208.0/20 Next Hop: 74.220.208.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 10.2.0.0/16 Next Hop: 10.2.0.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 10.20.30.0/24 Next Hop: 10.20.30.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 10.101.0.0/16 Next Hop: 10.101.0.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 10.102.0.0/16 Next Hop: 10.102.0.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 67.225.149.187/32 Next Hop: 67.225.149.187 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 10.1.1.117/32 Next Hop: 10.1.1.117 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 10.1.1.119/32 Next Hop: 10.1.1.119 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 10.1.1.160/32 Next Hop: 10.1.1.160 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 10.1.52.0/24 Next Hop: 10.1.52.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 162.144.8.64/27 Next Hop: 162.144.8.64 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 10.100.114.0/24 Next Hop: 10.100.114.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 10.100.2.0/24 Next Hop: 10.100.2.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 172.31.186.0/24 Next Hop: 172.31.186.0 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 10.50.0.1/32 Next Hop: 10.50.0.1 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 74.220.198.24/29 Next Hop: 74.220.198.24 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Static Route: 65.254.224.53/32 Next Hop: 65.254.224.53 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Forbid Default Route: yes Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> Internal DNS: 10.0.100.13 Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> DNS Domain: '(none)' Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> No IPv6 configuration Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> (tun0): link connected Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <error> [1381941343.705350] [platform/nm-linux-platform.c:1109] add_object(): Netlink error: Unspecific failure Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <warn> VPN connection 'Bluehost' did not receive valid IP config information. Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: ** Message: Terminated openvpn daemon with PID 4975. Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey avahi-daemon[2281]: Withdrawing workstation service for tun0. Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: refresh_object: assertion 'kernel_object' failed Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <error> [1381941343.714178] [platform/nm-linux-platform.c:1142] delete_object(): Netlink error: No such device Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey nm-openvpn[4975]: SIGTERM[hard,] received, process exiting Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <warn> (tun0): failed to get device's ifindex Oct 16 12:35:43 hockey gnome-session[17773]: Gjs-Message: JS LOG: Removing a network device that was not added Oct 16 12:35:49 hockey NetworkManager[15407]: <info> VPN service 'openvpn' disappeared In particular, notice the "Unspecific failure" and "did not receive valid IP config information" messages.
Looks like this *might* be related to RHBZ#1013200, but I can't be sure, as their bug report doesn't include any logs. Just adding that information here in case it's relevant.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1018317 ***