Public bug reported: A lot of `strongswan` files got updated this morning. It breaks strongswan because it can't find `/etc/ipsec.conf`. Sure enough, it's missing. The package file indicates that it's there, but it doesn't get installed.
I went to packages.ubuntu.com and downloaded `strongswan- starter_5.6.3-1ubuntu4.1_amd64.deb` and manually reinstalled it, and IT didn't install /etc/ipsec.conf either! I manually extracted ipsec.conf from the .deb file, copied it to /etc/ipsec.conf, chmod 600 /etc/ipsec.conf, and made sure it was root:root, then `sudo systemctl restart ipsec`. `sudo systemctl status ipsec` now shows correctly. The /etc/ipsec.conf file looks like this... # ipsec.conf - strongSwan IPsec configuration file # basic configuration config setup # strictcrlpolicy=yes # uniqueids = no # Add connections here. # Sample VPN connections #conn sample-self-signed # leftsubnet=10.1.0.0/16 # leftcert=selfCert.der # leftsendcert=never # right=192.168.0.2 # rightsubnet=10.2.0.0/16 # rightcert=peerCert.der # auto=start #conn sample-with-ca-cert # leftsubnet=10.1.0.0/16 # leftcert=myCert.pem # right=192.168.0.2 # rightsubnet=10.2.0.0/16 # rightid="C=CH, O=Linux strongSwan CN=peer name" # auto=start ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10 Package: strongswan-starter 5.6.3-1ubuntu4.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-13.14-generic 4.18.17 Uname: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun Jan 13 11:31:11 2019 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-10 (1709 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: strongswan UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) modified.conffile..etc.ipsec.conf: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/ipsec.conf'] modified.conffile..etc.ipsec.secrets: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/ipsec.secrets'] ** Affects: strongswan (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug cosmic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1811610 Title: latest strongswan update is broken in 18.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/+bug/1811610/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs