OpenVPN - Could not start the VPN connection

["Alexander Sandström Krantz" <listor sandstromkrantz se>]

Hi!
I have a problem with the OpenVPN extension. As root I'm able to connect to my vpn using the openvpn-command and my ordinary openvpn configuration file. So the problem isn't related to the vpn-server or the certs.

As far as I know I've configured NetworkManager-OpenVPN with the same settings as in my regular configuration file. So my question is if this is a configurationproblem or if it's a NM-OVPN-problem.

Another thing... it's very hard to find any information at all about NetworkManager-OpenVPN on the web, it would be nice with a page describing the features and limits. But I guess all the developers time is spent on developing the software and not webpages so I understand why it doesn't exist.

Using NetworkManager-OpenVPN I get the following output in syslog (server-address replace by MY_REMOTE_ADDRESS):

"Mar  4 10:23:26 fuji NetworkManager: <information>^IWill activate VPN connection 'Hemma', service '
org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn', user_name 'alexander', vpn_data 'connection-type / x509 / dev / tun / remote / MY_REMOTE_ADDRESS / proto / udp / ca / /home/alexander/.openvpn/root.crt / cert / /home/alexander/.openvpn/client.crt / key / /home/alexander/.openvpn/client.key / comp-lzo / yes / shared-key /  / local-ip /  / remote-ip /  / username / ', route ''. 
Mar  4 10:23:26 fuji NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Hemma) Stage 1 of 4 (Connection Prepare) scheduled... 
Mar  4 10:23:26 fuji NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Hemma) Stage 1 of 4 (Connection Prepare) ran VPN service daemon 
org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn (PID 5662) 
Mar  4 10:23:26 fuji NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Hemma) Stage 1 of 4 (Connection Prepare) complete. 
Mar  4 10:23:26 fuji NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Hemma) Stage 2 of 4 (Connection Prepare Wait) scheduled... 
Mar  4 10:23:27 fuji NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn' signaled state change 1 -> 6. 
Mar  4 10:23:27 fuji NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Hemma) Stage 2 of 4 (Connection Prepare Wait) waiting... 
Mar  4 10:23:27 fuji NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Hemma) Stage 2 of 4 (Connection Prepare Wait) complete. 
Mar  4 10:23:27 fuji NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Hemma) Stage 3 of 4 (Connect) scheduled... 
Mar  4 10:23:27 fuji NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Hemma) Stage 3 of 4 (Connect) sending connect request. 
Mar  4 10:23:27 fuji NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Hemma) Stage 3 of 4 (Connect) request sent, waiting for reply... 
Mar  4 10:23:27 fuji NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn' signaled state change 6 -> 3. 
Mar  4 10:23:27 fuji NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Hemma) Stage 3 of 4 (Connect) reply received. 
Mar  4 10:23:27 fuji NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Hemma) Stage 4 of 4 (IP Config Get) timeout scheduled... 
Mar  4 10:23:27 fuji NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN Activation (Hemma) Stage 3 of 4 (Connect) complete, waiting for IP configuration... 
Mar  4 10:23:37 fuji NetworkManager: <WARNING>^I nm_vpn_service_process_signal (): VPN failed for service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn', signal 'ConnectFailed', with message 'The VPN login failed because the VPN program could not connect to the VPN server.'. 
Mar  4 10:23:37 fuji NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn' signaled state change 3 -> 5. 
Mar  4 10:23:37 fuji NetworkManager: <information>^IVPN service '
org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn' signaled state change 5 -> 6. 
Mar  4 10:23:37 fuji NetworkManager: <WARNING>^I nm_vpn_service_stop_connection (): (VPN Service org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn
): could not stop connection 'Hemma' because service was 6. "

regards,
Alexander