GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 703965
VPN loses saved passwords when the connection gets edited
Last modified: 2020-11-12 14:34:45 UTC
Steps to reproduce: 1. Add new vpnc connection with saved user and group passwords. 2. Connect. 3. Edit the connection and "apply" the changes, even a change that you revert before clicking "apply." 4. Try to connect, and get a password prompt for both passwords.
Would you provide more information? 1) What distro and desktop environment do you use? 2) What NM version do you use? 3) Do you use nm-connection-editor for editing the connection?
(In reply to comment #1) > Would you provide more information? > 1) What distro and desktop environment do you use? GNOME 3.8.2 on Fedora 19 > 2) What NM version do you use? Installed Packages Name : NetworkManager Arch : x86_64 Epoch : 1 Version : 0.9.8.2 Release : 8.git20130709.fc19 > 3) Do you use nm-connection-editor for editing the connection? I use whatever opens when I click on the network menu and select "Network Settings."
This happens to me too when setting up a vpnc connection, but only if I edit the VPN connection via the NetworkManager applet. If I edit it via the Network Connections dialog (nm-connection-editor), it saves fine. I found that idea at http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=194&t=86924 F19 gnome-desktop3.i686 3.8.2-2.fc19 NetworkManager.x86_64 1:0.9.8.2-2.fc19 NetworkManager-vpnc.x86_64 1:0.9.3.997-4.fc19
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