Ubuntu
network-manager-openvpn package

network-manager-openvpn fails if eth0 is unmanaged (under ifupdown control)

Bug #481782 reported by Forest
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
NetworkManager-OpenVPN
Invalid
Medium
network-manager-openvpn (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: network-manager-openvpn

When eth0 is configured via /etc/network/interfacees, NetworkManager silently fails to establish an openvpn connection. It works if I put eth0 under NetworkManager control, but that is not a practical solution for me. My ifupdown-managed eth0 is perfectly good, and it sure would be nice if the only convenient vpn client (NetworkManager) would establish a vpn across it.

This is on xubuntu 9.10 (Karmic).

network-manager 0.8~a~git.20091013t193206.679d548-0ubuntu1
network-manager-openvpn 0.8~a~git.20091008t123607.7c184a9-0ubuntu1

Revision history for this message
Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek) wrote :

Thanks for reporting this issue. Unfortunately, upstream has marked the bug invalid/won't fix. I am marking the bug in ubuntu as wishlist, perhaps an ubuntu developer will have time in the future to add this enhancement.

Changed in network-manager-openvpn (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in network-manager-openvpn:
importance: Unknown → Medium
status: Unknown → Invalid
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