Comment 41 for bug 1294899

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Carlos Tavares Jr (carlosmtavaresjr) wrote : Re: [Bug 1294899] Re: Import saved VPN connection has been Recently Broken

Sounds good. I'll wait for the update.

Carlos Tavares Jr. sent from my S4
On May 19, 2014 5:25 PM, "laulau" <email address hidden> wrote:

> it's already in trusty-propoed repo, think it will it updates repo soon
> if tests are good.
>
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> Title:
> Import saved VPN connection has been Recently Broken
>
> Status in The OpenVPN Virtual Private Network:
> Invalid
> Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in “network-manager-openvpn” package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
> Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Trusty:
> Fix Committed
> Status in “network-manager-openvpn” source package in Trusty:
> Invalid
> Status in “network-manager-applet” source package in Utopic:
> Fix Released
> Status in “network-manager-openvpn” source package in Utopic:
> Invalid
> Status in “network-manager-openvpn” package in Debian:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> SRU Request:
>
> [Impact]
> Attempting to import a saved VPN connection file results in a segault.
> This is regression in Ubuntu 14.04 that worked correctly in previous
> versions.
>
> [Test Case]
> 1- install network-manager-openvpn and network-manager-openvpn-gnome
> 2- from the network-manager indicator, click on Edit Connections
> 3- Click on Add
> 4- Select Import a saved VPN configuration, and open the file in comment
> #28
>
> Expected results: a window should appear with the imported information
> Current results: network-manager's connection editor segfaults
>
> [Regression potential]
> This SRU simply adds a couple of missing sections to the
> 11-user-connections.patch patch that went missing. If the fix is broken,
> either the vpn files won't import, or creating a new vpn connection could
> break completely.
>
>
> Original description:
> I believe recent changes have broken network-manager-openvpn feature
> that allows you to "Import saved VPN connection".
>
> I've tested this feature with bundles that I've definitely imported
> successfully in the past.
>
> Now, not only does it not import, but it gives absolutely no feedback
> at all; the window just disappears as though I didn't just ask it to
> import a VPN.conf file. The folder (I'm importing the .conf file from)
> includes all the necessary supporting files. I'm very sure this is not
> a user error on my part. I've done this several times in the past and
> I'm certain that the files (that are currently being ignored without
> dialog feedback) are exactly the same as they were when I was able to
> import successfully a few weeks ago.
>
> I've tested this on multiple machines that have Ubuntu 14.04 installed
> and fully updated.
>
> And, even if the files were indeed corrupted (which I'm certain they
> are not), the fact that the UI just disappears, instead of showing an
> error, is a bug within itself.
>
> Also, I'd like to point out, that I was able to set up this VPN bundle
> manually. The point of this bug is to report that the ability to
> import via .conf files (so that you don't have to set things manually)
> has recently became nonfunctional.
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