Comment 6 and 7 in the upstream GNOME NetworkManager-pptp bug report : https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=785771#c6 are relevant to this bug (but not the 'cp -a' issue).
As mentioned, the following exit in /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/000resolvconf when the interface is managed by NM, seems the right solution. case "$6" in nm-pptp-service-*|nm-l2tp-service-*|/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/PPP/*) # NetworkManager handles it exit 0 ;; esac Perhaps the exit should be added to /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/0000usepeerdns for instances when resolvconf package isn't installed? ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #785771 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=785771 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1778946 Title: No dns resolution after closing a vpn/pptp connection To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1778946/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs