heytimc, i blocked pptp connection on my router and got the same syslog errors. So your problem is some kind of network issue. It could be your router firewall, or ISP firewall or maybe your IT department changed something or blocking it. I can only quess. As a confirmation of my words - open gnome-terminal, type nmtui, choose connect and select your VPN connect - if will fail too, so it means it's a network issue.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1725062 Title: Network Manager Applet can't connect to VPN, but nmtui does Status in Network Manager Applet: Confirmed Status in network-manager-applet package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: 1) Ubuntu 17.10 Fresh install 2) network-manager-pptp/artful,now 1.2.4-4 amd64 VPN connection, created in network manager can't even turn on - slider goes back to off right after your click on it. Connect via "connect" does nothing too. I've tried to change option - store password/do not store password. No errors shown,except syslog: Oct 20 03:13:27 sabertooth NetworkManager[824]: <info> [1508458407.5923] audit: op="connection-activate" uuid="709047eb-3254-419f-a152-0a8ff0c3a04b" name="Schastye" pid=1603 uid=1000 result="success" Oct 20 03:13:27 sabertooth NetworkManager[824]: <info> [1508458407.5966] vpn-connection[0x55b89ac6b2c0,709047eb-3254-419f-a152-0a8ff0c3a04b,"Schastye",0]: Started the VPN service, PID 5992 Oct 20 03:13:27 sabertooth NetworkManager[824]: <info> [1508458407.6019] vpn-connection[0x55b89ac6b2c0,709047eb-3254-419f-a152-0a8ff0c3a04b,"Schastye",0]: Saw the service appear; activating connection Oct 20 03:13:27 sabertooth gnome-shell[1603]: Invalid VPN service type (cannot find authentication binary) Oct 20 03:13:27 sabertooth gnome-shell[1603]: Invalid VPN service type (cannot find authentication binary) Oct 20 03:13:27 sabertooth NetworkManager[824]: <error> [1508458407.6336] vpn-connection[0x55b89ac6b2c0,709047eb-3254-419f-a152-0a8ff0c3a04b,"Schastye",0]: Failed to request VPN secrets #3: No agents were available for this request. Oct 20 03:13:27 sabertooth NetworkManager[824]: <info> [1508458407.6347] vpn-connection[0x55b89ac6b2c0,709047eb-3254-419f-a152-0a8ff0c3a04b,"Schastye",0]: VPN plugin: state changed: stopped (6) If i try to connect to VPN via nmtui - everything works fine. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager-applet/+bug/1725062/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
