network-manager-openvpn GUI not keeping automatic VPN connection setting
I hope that subject line doesn't obfuscate the issue.
I'm using Sid/testing with Xfce4 desktop environment, fully updated.
openvpn 2.4.7-1
network-manager-openvpn 1.8.10-1
network-manager-openvpn-gnome 1.8.10-1
Using the GUI I set openvpn to connect automatically to a chosen VPN. I
reboot. I do connect to the vpn I selected. However, an examination of
the openvpn setting in the GUI indicates a different VPN locale.
Subsequent reboots still connect me to the VPN I chose, but the
indicator in the GUI still indicates that I have chosen a different VPN.
For instance, I just selected the Atlanta, GA VPN in the interface,
rebooted, logged in, and checked which VPN I was connected to. I'm
connected to the Atlanta VPN, but the settings GUI says Finland!
Not a serious problem, but an odd one, to say the least.
I have no idea whether or not the following message which occurs at boot
time is related in some way:
[FAILED] Failed to start OpenVPN connection to update-systemd-resolved.
See 'systemctl status openvpn@update-systemd-resolved.service' for details.
Issuing the indicated command yields:
● openvpn@update-systemd-resolved.service - OpenVPN connection to
update-systemd-resolved
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/openvpn@.service;
enabled-runtime; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: activating (auto-restart) (Result: exit-code) since Tue
2019-11-05 15:17:58 EST; 1s ago
Docs: man:openvpn(8)
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Openvpn24ManPage
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/HOWTO
Process: 4314 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/openvpn --daemon
ovpn-update-systemd-resolved --status
/run/openvpn/update-systemd-resolved.status 10 --cd /etc/openvpn
--config /etc/ope>
Main PID: 4314 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Please excuse short wrap length. Since recent Thunderbird upgrade the
client seems unable to write longer lines. Haven't looked into it, yet.
Quite annoying, but a subject for another thread.
Thanks!
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