I did a complete remove and install of the Shrew Soft VPN. It appears to be unable to properly install the IKE packages. Note "half- installed" and "half-configured" lines in the log below.
>From /var/log/dpkg.log 2011-10-17 22:47:03 startup archives unpack 2011-10-17 22:47:08 install ike 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2011-10-17 22:47:08 status half-installed ike 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2011-10-17 22:47:08 status triggers-pending ureadahead 0.100.0-11 2011-10-17 22:47:09 status half-installed ike 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2011-10-17 22:47:09 status triggers-pending man-db 2.6.0.2-2 2011-10-17 22:47:09 status half-installed ike 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2011-10-17 22:47:09 status unpacked ike 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2011-10-17 22:47:09 status unpacked ike 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2011-10-17 22:47:09 install ike-qtgui <none> 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2011-10-17 22:47:09 status half-installed ike-qtgui 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2011-10-17 22:47:09 status half-installed ike-qtgui 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2011-10-17 22:47:09 status triggers-pending desktop-file-utils 0.18-0ubuntu8 2011-10-17 22:47:09 status half-installed ike-qtgui 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2011-10-17 22:47:09 status triggers-pending gnome-menus 3.2.0-0ubuntu2 2011-10-17 22:47:09 status half-installed ike-qtgui 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2011-10-17 22:47:09 status triggers-pending bamfdaemon 0.2.104-0ubuntu1 2011-10-17 22:47:09 status half-installed ike-qtgui 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2011-10-17 22:47:09 status unpacked ike-qtgui 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2011-10-17 22:47:09 status unpacked ike-qtgui 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2011-10-17 22:47:10 trigproc ureadahead 0.100.0-11 0.100.0-11 2011-10-17 22:47:10 status half-configured ureadahead 0.100.0-11 2011-10-17 22:47:10 status installed ureadahead 0.100.0-11 2011-10-17 22:47:10 trigproc man-db 2.6.0.2-2 2.6.0.2-2 2011-10-17 22:47:10 status half-configured man-db 2.6.0.2-2 2011-10-17 22:47:12 status installed man-db 2.6.0.2-2 2011-10-17 22:47:12 trigproc desktop-file-utils 0.18-0ubuntu8 0.18-0ubuntu8 2011-10-17 22:47:12 status half-configured desktop-file-utils 0.18-0ubuntu8 2011-10-17 22:47:12 status installed desktop-file-utils 0.18-0ubuntu8 2011-10-17 22:47:12 trigproc gnome-menus 3.2.0-0ubuntu2 3.2.0-0ubuntu2 2011-10-17 22:47:12 status half-configured gnome-menus 3.2.0-0ubuntu2 2011-10-17 22:47:12 status installed gnome-menus 3.2.0-0ubuntu2 2011-10-17 22:47:12 trigproc bamfdaemon 0.2.104-0ubuntu1 0.2.104-0ubuntu1 2011-10-17 22:47:12 status half-configured bamfdaemon 0.2.104-0ubuntu1 2011-10-17 22:47:12 status installed bamfdaemon 0.2.104-0ubuntu1 2011-10-17 22:47:13 startup packages configure 2011-10-17 22:47:13 configure ike 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 <none> 2011-10-17 22:47:13 status unpacked ike 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2011-10-17 22:47:13 status unpacked ike 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2011-10-17 22:47:13 status unpacked ike 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2011-10-17 22:47:13 status half-configured ike 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2011-10-17 22:47:14 status installed ike 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2011-10-17 22:47:14 configure ike-qtgui 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 <none> 2011-10-17 22:47:14 status unpacked ike-qtgui 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2011-10-17 22:47:14 status half-configured ike-qtgui 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 2011-10-17 22:47:14 status installed ike-qtgui 2.1.7+dfsg-1build1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/860208 Title: Shrew Soft VPN no longer establishes a connection To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ike/+bug/860208/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs