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

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Thu, 2009-02-05 at 15:22 +0530, sanjeev sharma wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> If it has been fixed  for Network Manager then from Where I Could
> Download this release where this fixed is address from testing
> Purpose.
> 
> Could I also test Vpnc Plugin where this Bug has been fixed.

It's in git/svn for both, and will show up in 0.7.1.  It's a very safe
fix to backport though, and I'd suggest asking your distro maintainer to
do so for now.

Dan


> Thanks & Regards
> sanjeev sharma
> On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com> wrote:
>         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
>         >
>         >
>         
>         
>