Bug 1589057 - Unable to load VPN connection editor
Summary: Unable to load VPN connection editor
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: gnome-control-center
Version: 29
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Pete Walter
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks: 1645418 1645551
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2018-06-08 09:39 UTC by Pavlin Georgiev
Modified: 2019-09-24 15:25 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Clone Of:
: 1645418 (view as bug list)
Environment:
Last Closed: 2019-09-24 15:25:55 UTC
Type: Bug
Embargoed:

Attachments (Terms of Use)
Debug messages from gnome-control-center (6.68 KB, text/plain)
2018-06-08 09:39 UTC, Pavlin Georgiev 		no flags Details
Journal messages when creating IPsec based VPN (80.08 KB, text/x-vhdl)
2018-06-08 09:40 UTC, Pavlin Georgiev 		no flags Details
Adding IPsec based VPN under Fedora 30 (294.86 KB, application/octet-stream)
2019-09-24 15:20 UTC, Pavlin Georgiev 		no flags Details
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Description Pavlin Georgiev 2018-06-08 09:39:20 UTC 
Created attachment 1449041 [details]
Debug messages from gnome-control-center

Description of the problem:
Unable to create IPsec based VPN connection.

Hostname: qe-dell-ovs5-vm-4
Distro: Fedora 28 x86_64

Version-Release number of selected component:
gnome-control-center-3.28.2-1.fc28.x86_64
NetworkManager-1.10.8-1.fc28.x86_64
nm-connection-editor-1.8.10-2.fc28.2.x86_64


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start control center.
2. Open section "Network".
3. Create a new VPN connection.
4. Select type "IPsec base VPN".

Actual results:
No fields for network authentication appear. Error: unable to load VPN connection editor.


Expected results:
Fields for network authentication are available.


Additional info:
The same happens on host: qe-dell-ovs5-vm-11
Comment 1 Pavlin Georgiev 2018-06-08 09:40:01 UTC 
Created attachment 1449042 [details]
Journal messages when creating IPsec based VPN
Comment 2 Jan Kurik 2018-08-14 09:58:54 UTC 
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 29 development cycle.
Changing version to '29'.
Comment 3 Vladimir Benes 2018-11-02 09:19:34 UTC 
do you have NetworkManager-plugin-vpnc-gnome installed?

sudo yum install https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//packages/NetworkManager-vpnc/1.2.6/1.fc29/x86_64/NetworkManager-vpnc-1.2.6-1.fc29.x86_64.rpm https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//packages/NetworkManager-vpnc/1.2.6/1.fc29/x86_64/NetworkManager-vpnc-gnome-1.2.6-1.fc29.x86_64.rpm https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//packages/vpnc/0.5.3/33.svn550.fc29/x86_64/vpnc-0.5.3-33.svn550.fc29.x86_64.rpm https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//packages/vpnc-script/20171004/3.git6f87b0f.fc29/noarch/vpnc-script-20171004-3.git6f87b0f.fc29.noarch.rpm

it works for me
Comment 4 Pavlin Georgiev 2019-09-24 15:20:48 UTC 
Created attachment 1618647 [details]
Adding IPsec based VPN under Fedora 30

TEST SETUP
Distro: Fedora 30 Workstation
Component version:
  NetworkManager-1.16.0-1.fc30.x86_64
  NetworkManager-libreswan-1.2.10-2.fc30.x86_64


TEST PROCEDURE
1. Install Fedora 30 Workstation.
2. Install LibreSwan VPN client:
   $ sudo yum install -y *libreswan*
3. Log in a GNOME session.
4. Open gnome-control-center.
5. Open section Network.
6. Add a VPN connection.
7. Select "IPsec based VPN".
See screenshots.
Comment 5 Pavlin Georgiev 2019-09-24 15:21:16 UTC 
OUTCOME
Installing component: NetworkManager-libreswan
ver: 1.2.10-2.fc30
has fixed the bug.
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