I had filed a bug that is a pretty close match to this one except that I see the VPN Connections main menu entry but when hovering over it the sub-menu items are missing and the only thing visible is a little sliver of the sub-menu. You can see a screenshot attached to this post.
** Attachment added: "networkMenuVPN_missing.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/983583/+attachment/3234630/+files/networkMenuVPN_missing.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/983583 Title: NM indicator does not show VPN submenu on login To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/983583/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs