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Description of problem: For our site we use constantly changing keys for the VPN password. I have NM-vpnc set to only save the group password in the keyring which works fine. However, when the VPN connection drops for whatever reason I am unable to reconnect to the VPN by clicking on the nm-applet. I assume it attempts to connect with the password used for the previous connection. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): $ rpm -qa | egrep 'Network|vpn' NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.0-0.6.6.svn3138.fc8 NetworkManager-vpnc-0.7.0-0.6.3.svn3109.fc8 NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-0.6.6.svn3138.fc8 vpnc-0.5.1-2.fc8 NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.6.6.svn3138.fc8 How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. Connect to a vpnc VPN with passwords that change using NM 2. pull the Ethernet connection until vpnc drops the VPN 3. Reconnect the network 4. Attempt to reconnect to the VPN by clicking on the nm-applet --> VPN Connections --> ExampleVPN Actual results: nm-vpn applet shows the vpnc connecting animation and fails to connect Expected results: dialog box for the VPN connection settings show show allowing me to input a new key as the password. Additional info: To reconnect to the VPN I have to restart NetworkManager and then attempt to reconnect to the VPN.
Created attachment 292156 [details] syslog messages for reconnect attempt
same problem for me the password is made by a dedicated pocket calculator it was working perfectly in FC7 but in FC8 with : vpnc-0.5.1-2.fc8 NetworkManager-vpnc-0.7.0-0.6.3.svn3109.fc8 NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.6.6.svn3138.fc8 I can connect to VPN only once !
Same problem for me. Password is generated by a Safeword Platinum device from Secure Computing and is usable only during a short period. If I encounter any problem after connection, I am unable to restart vpn if I don't close my session then open a new one. We need an option in NM-vpnc to clear all previous settings before to reconnect. My configuration is : vpnc-consoleuser-0.5.1-2.fc8 vpnc-0.5.1-2.fc8 NetworkManager-vpnc-0.7.0-0.6.3.svn3109.fc8 At this time severity for this bug is low. In my humble opinion it should be high or at least medium.
This still isn't working properly. I've raised the severity for this bug to high. This is a problem that any user connecting to a system with changing passwords will hit this on a regular basis.
Yeah, I'm burned by this bug on a *daily* basis. I remember digging pretty deep into the code for this, but it's a missing feature more than a bug. It's going to be tough to get DanW to back-port a fix for this to F-8 I'm afraid...
This bug opened since months is really boring : most times I close my session at by job is to reopen it to work arround this bug.... Why you dont include in NetworkManager menu an option "Clear all vpn settings" ? Using this option it will be possible to start a new vpn connection without have to close current session and reopen a new one.
what about Fedora 9 ?
This bug still exists in Fedora 9
*** Bug 340411 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 448946 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
NetworkManager-pptp-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc10,NetworkManager-openvpn-0.7.0-16.svn4326.fc10,NetworkManager-vpnc-0.7.0-0.11.svn4326.fc10,NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc10 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 10. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/NetworkManager-pptp-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc10,NetworkManager-openvpn-0.7.0-16.svn4326.fc10,NetworkManager-vpnc-0.7.0-0.11.svn4326.fc10,NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc10
NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc9,NetworkManager-vpnc-0.7.0-0.11.svn4326.fc9,NetworkManager-openvpn-0.7.0-16.svn4326.fc9,NetworkManager-pptp-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc9 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 9. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc9,NetworkManager-vpnc-0.7.0-0.11.svn4326.fc9,NetworkManager-openvpn-0.7.0-16.svn4326.fc9,NetworkManager-pptp-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc9
NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc8,NetworkManager-vpnc-0.7.0-0.11.svn4326.fc8,NetworkManager-openvpn-0.7.0-16.svn4326.fc8,NetworkManager-pptp-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc8 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 8. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc8,NetworkManager-vpnc-0.7.0-0.11.svn4326.fc8,NetworkManager-openvpn-0.7.0-16.svn4326.fc8,NetworkManager-pptp-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc8
NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc8, NetworkManager-vpnc-0.7.0-0.11.svn4326.fc8, NetworkManager-openvpn-0.7.0-16.svn4326.fc8, NetworkManager-pptp-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc8 has been pushed to the Fedora 8 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. If you want to test the update, you can install it with su -c 'yum --enablerepo=updates-testing-newkey update NetworkManager NetworkManager-vpnc NetworkManager-openvpn NetworkManager-pptp'. You can provide feedback for this update here: http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F8/FEDORA-2008-10263
NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc9, NetworkManager-vpnc-0.7.0-0.11.svn4326.fc9, NetworkManager-openvpn-0.7.0-16.svn4326.fc9, NetworkManager-pptp-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc9 has been pushed to the Fedora 9 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. If you want to test the update, you can install it with su -c 'yum --enablerepo=updates-testing-newkey update NetworkManager NetworkManager-vpnc NetworkManager-openvpn NetworkManager-pptp'. You can provide feedback for this update here: http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F9/FEDORA-2008-10321
NetworkManager-pptp-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc10, NetworkManager-openvpn-0.7.0-16.svn4326.fc10, NetworkManager-vpnc-0.7.0-0.11.svn4326.fc10, NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc10 has been pushed to the Fedora 10 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
I installed svn4326 from koji on both fc9 and fc10 and it work fine: it is possible to reconnect after disconnect. The only "problem" is that it is necessary to delete et recreate the VPN connections after installation. This should be documented somewhere.
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(In reply to comment #17) > I installed svn4326 from koji on both fc9 and fc10 and it work fine: it is > possible to reconnect after disconnect. > > The only "problem" is that it is necessary to delete et recreate the VPN > connections after installation. This should be documented somewhere. Hmm, that shouldn't be the case. Can you describe a bit more what happened and what the symptoms were that caused you to have to delete and recreate them? Did the connections just not show up in the menu?
When just after installation of the new version and reboot I tried to connect to all previously defined connections, all tries failed as if I did not provide the correct password. I deleted all previously connections, recreated them and after connections work fine.
NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc9, NetworkManager-vpnc-0.7.0-0.11.svn4326.fc9, NetworkManager-openvpn-0.7.0-16.svn4326.fc9, NetworkManager-pptp-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc9 has been pushed to the Fedora 9 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
NetworkManager-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc8, NetworkManager-vpnc-0.7.0-0.11.svn4326.fc8, NetworkManager-openvpn-0.7.0-16.svn4326.fc8, NetworkManager-pptp-0.7.0-0.12.svn4326.fc8 has been pushed to the Fedora 8 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
I'm just updating to remove the needinfo status for a bug that has long since been closed.