Hello, After doing some testing (see log) on a fresh install of linux mint I have figure out that the issue isn't with the network-manager-openvpn package it's just with the network-manager package. To test this I just upgraded network-manager-openvpn from each version to see when bug occurred (and restarted network-manger service each time) but the bug never happened. When I upgraded network-manager to 1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 the bug was there immediately after restarting network service.
There is an issue logged here with a lot of attention that matches the description. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1671606 ** Attachment added: "log.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-openvpn/+bug/1675199/+attachment/4848352/+files/log.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1675199 Title: Can not reconnect a VPN without retarting network-manager To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-openvpn/+bug/1675199/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs