Vpn plugin isn't invoking my save_secrets()

[Eivind Naess <eivnaes yahoo com>]

Hi All, 

I am compiling the following packages from sources on my Ubuntu system:
* NetworkManager
* network-manager-applet
* network-manager-pptp

Then I am trying to port the network-manager-pptp to network-manager-sstp (a new 
project). That aside, the pptp or my sstp projects seems to have the same 
problem in getting/setting the password. I use the nm-connection-editor and add 
the new connection. But it doesn't seem like the password is getting retrieved 
successfully. I am also  not seeing the dispatch of the call 
plugin->save_secrets as defined by the vpn plugin code.

Looking at the debug output of NetworkManager below, I am pretty clueless on how 
to continue debugging this. It seems like the invocation of a dbus call fails 
and returns "(null)". This is the value that I see when I re-open the 
connection's preferences and unmasks the password. Changing the "Allow all 
users" doesn't seem to make a difference. I also sprinkled a bunch of messages, 
looked through the mailing lists, and tried the nm_setting_vpn_add_secret call 
as it was suggested by the mailing list, and done by network-manager-vpnc. Any 
help is appreciated!

Please advice,
- Eivind



lt-NetworkManager[8000]: <debug> [1301430356.183769] [nm-agent-manager.c:1005] 
nm_agent_manager_get_secrets(): Secrets requested for connection 
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/0 (vpn)
lt-NetworkManager[8000]: <debug> [1301430356.183858] [nm-agent-manager.c:538] 
request_add_agent(): (:1.46/org.freedesktop.nm-applet/1000) agent allowed for 
secrets request 0x8387978/vpn
lt-NetworkManager[8000]: <debug> [1301430356.183889] 
[nm-settings-connection.c:714] nm_settings_connection_get_secrets(): 
(9d903ca7-fb3f-4321-9208-d8f3bbe234c3/vpn:2) secrets requested flags 0x0 hint 
'(null)'
lt-NetworkManager[8000]: <debug> [1301430356.184273] [nm-agent-manager.c:928] 
get_start(): (0x8387978/vpn) system settings secrets insufficient, asking agents
lt-NetworkManager[8000]: <debug> [1301430356.184301] [nm-agent-manager.c:613] 
next_generic(): (:1.46/org.freedesktop.nm-applet/1000) agent getting secrets for 
request 0x8387978/vpn
lt-NetworkManager[8000]: <debug> [1301430356.184322] [nm-agent-manager.c:884] 
get_next_cb(): (0x8387978/vpn) requesting user-owned secrets from agent :1.46
lt-NetworkManager[8000]: <debug> [1301430356.388637] [nm-agent-manager.c:678] 
get_done_cb(): (:1.46/org.freedesktop.nm-applet/1000) agent returned secrets for 
request 0x8387978/vpn
lt-NetworkManager[8000]: <debug> [1301430356.388713] 
[nm-settings-connection.c:533] agent_secrets_done_cb(): 
(9d903ca7-fb3f-4321-9208-d8f3bbe234c3/vpn:2) secrets returned from agent :1.46
lt-NetworkManager[8000]: <debug> [1301430356.388743] 
[nm-settings-connection.c:576] agent_secrets_done_cb(): 
(9d903ca7-fb3f-4321-9208-d8f3bbe234c3/vpn:2) secrets request completed
lt-NetworkManager[8000]: <debug> [1301430356.389235] 
[nm-settings-connection.c:615] agent_secrets_done_cb(): 
(9d903ca7-fb3f-4321-9208-d8f3bbe234c3/vpn:2) new agent secrets processed
lt-NetworkManager[8000]: <debug> [1301430382.537429] [nm-agent-manager.c:1133] 
nm_agent_manager_save_secrets(): Saving secrets for connection 
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/0
lt-NetworkManager[8000]: <debug> [1301430382.546915] [nm-agent-manager.c:538] 
request_add_agent(): (:1.46/org.freedesktop.nm-applet/1000) agent allowed for 
secrets request 0x83a44d8/(null)
lt-NetworkManager[8000]: <debug> [1301430382.547282] [nm-agent-manager.c:613] 
next_generic(): (:1.46/org.freedesktop.nm-applet/1000) agent saving secrets for 
request 0x83a44d8/(null)
lt-NetworkManager[8000]: <debug> [1301430392.558166] [nm-agent-manager.c:1071] 
save_done_cb(): (:1.46/org.freedesktop.nm-applet/1000) agent failed save secrets 
request 0x83a44d8/(null): (4) Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: 
the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy 
blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was 
broken.