** Summary changed:

- Network Manager can't connect to pptp VPN after upgrade to Natty
+ Network Manager can't connect to pptp VPN until after restart

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Title:
  Network Manager can't connect to pptp VPN until after restart

Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I've just started testing Natty with Unity, as an upgrade from Kubuntu
  10.10.

  I've just configured my PPTP-based VPN, and it won't connect.  I get a
  notification bubble that states:

  The VPN connection 'name' failed to start.
  Connection was not provided by any settings service

  Normally, when connecting to a VPN, I get lots of output in
  /var/log/daemon.log, but it is not modified when connecting now.  I'm
  using NM through the Unity indicator menu. I've tried running apt-get
  purge on network-manager-pptp and reinstalling it with no luck.

  lsb_release -rd gives
  Description:  Ubuntu Natty (development branch)
  Release:      11.04

  davidc@sleipnir:~$ apt-cache policy network-manager
  network-manager:
    Installed: 0.8.4~git.20110319t175609.d14809b-0ubuntu3
    Candidate: 0.8.4~git.20110319t175609.d14809b-0ubuntu3
    Version table:
   *** 0.8.4~git.20110319t175609.d14809b-0ubuntu3 0
          500 http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  davidc@sleipnir:~$ apt-cache policy network-manager-pptp
  network-manager-pptp:
    Installed: 0.8.1+git.20110207t142407.7e1d989-0ubuntu1
    Candidate: 0.8.1+git.20110207t142407.7e1d989-0ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 0.8.1+git.20110207t142407.7e1d989-0ubuntu1 0
          500 http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  davidc@sleipnir:~$ apt-cache policy network-manager-pptp-gnome
  network-manager-pptp-gnome:
    Installed: 0.8.1+git.20110207t142407.7e1d989-0ubuntu1
    Candidate: 0.8.1+git.20110207t142407.7e1d989-0ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 0.8.1+git.20110207t142407.7e1d989-0ubuntu1 0
          500 http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: network-manager-gnome 0.8.4~git.20110318t152954.9c4c9a0-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  Date: Sun Apr 17 10:05:01 2011
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nm-applet
  IfupdownConfig:
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  IpRoute:
   192.168.2.0/24 dev eth0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.2.123  metric 
1 
   169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0  scope link  metric 1000 
   default via 192.168.2.1 dev eth0  proto static
  IwConfig:
   lo        no wireless extensions.
   
   eth0      no wireless extensions.
  NetworkManager.state:
   [main]
   NetworkingEnabled=true
   WirelessEnabled=true
   WWANEnabled=true
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_DK:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_DK.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  RfKill:
   
  SourcePackage: network-manager-applet
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-16 (0 days ago)
  WifiSyslog:
   Apr 17 09:59:42 sleipnir NetworkManager[777]: <warn> connection 
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManagerSettings/0 (scope 1) failed to activate (timeout)
   Apr 17 09:59:45 sleipnir NetworkManager[777]: <warn> connection 
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManagerSettings/0 (scope 1) failed to activate (timeout)
   Apr 17 10:02:31 sleipnir NetworkManager[777]: <warn> connection 
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManagerSettings/0 (scope 1) failed to activate (timeout)
   Apr 17 10:02:35 sleipnir NetworkManager[777]: <warn> connection 
/org/freedesktop/NetworkManagerSettings/0 (scope 1) failed to activate (timeout)
  XsessionErrors:
   (<unknown>:1635): dee-WARNING **: Transaction from 
com.canonical.Unity.ApplicationsPlace.SectionsModel is in the past. Ignoring 
transaction.
   (<unknown>:1635): dee-WARNING **: Transaction from 
com.canonical.Unity.ApplicationsPlace.GroupsModel is in the past. Ignoring 
transaction.
   (<unknown>:1635): dee-WARNING **: Transaction from 
com.canonical.Unity.ApplicationsPlace.GlobalGroupsModel is in the past. 
Ignoring transaction.
   (<unknown>:1635): dee-WARNING **: Transaction from 
com.canonical.Unity.ApplicationsPlace.RunnerGroupsModel is in the past. 
Ignoring transaction.

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