Re: Cannot reconnect to a VPN after cancelling or entering incorrect passwords

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Wed, 2009-02-04 at 17:05 +0530, sanjeev sharma wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> For VPN connection I am Using vpnc Plugin not OpenVpn Plugin.

A bug causing this issue was fixed in NetworkManager (unfortunately
after the 0.7 release):

commit 6bfade3227752f6565a3812238dee415b077b967
Author: Dan Williams
Date:   Mon Dec 8 15:24:38 2008 +0000

It will be in NM 0.7.1.  Furthermore, the vpnc plugin has been enhanced
to allow you to selectively save your user and group passwords, to
better support one-time-pad and token use-cases, or users who simply
want to enter their password in each time.

Dan


> Regards
> sanjeev sharma 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 2:47 PM, Robert Vogelgesang
> <vogel users sourceforge net> wrote:
>         Hello,
>         
>         On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 12:04:45PM +0530, sanjeev sharma
>         wrote:
>         > Hi All,Dan
>         >
>         > I have a  VPN. When I connect to that VPN through
>         NetworkManager, there is
>         > a prompt dialog asking for Password and Group Password. If I
>         enter passwords
>         > correctly, it can connect just fine, but if I enter
>         incorrect passwords or I
>         > dont enter the passwords and close the dialog, from now on,
>         I cannot connection
>         > to the VPN any more witht the error message "The VPN
>         connection 'XXX' failed
>         > because the VPN service stopped unexpectedly"
>         >
>         > If I will Boot Up system  a prompt dialog again ask for
>         Password and
>         > Group Password.The region
>         > I think At first time it Save  incorrect and correct
>         Password for that session.
>         >
>         > Is this Network Manager Bug or Network Manager-vpnc plugin
>         Bug.?
>         
>         
>         VPNs using the Network Manager openvpn plugin share this
>         problem,
>         but only if the "Remember Password" box is checked.
>         
>                Robert
>         
>