I am on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS where this is an issue. I can confirm that the file-based workaround outlined in comment #27 by exeleration-g works.
** Description changed: Intrepid, network-manager: 0.7~~svn20080818t061112+eni0-0ubuntu1 Subject says it. To reproduce: 1. Configure VPN connection 2. Try to Export it to a file As a result I got cryptic error message dialog: === Cannot export VPN connection The VPN connection 'vpn_test' could not be exported to vpn_test (pptp).conf. Error: unknown error. === Expected behavior: Configuration saved to a file. + + ============= + WORKAROUND + The configuration is saved in a file in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ + that has the same name as the connection. + This file can be examined with a text editor and/or copied around to other machines. + source: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-openvpn/+bug/264144/comments/27 + WORKAROUND + ============= -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264144 Title: NetworkManager VPN configuration export does not work Status in NetworkManager: In Progress Status in Network management framework (OpenVPN plugin): Fix Released Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “network-manager-openvpn” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “network-manager-pptp” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Intrepid, network-manager: 0.7~~svn20080818t061112+eni0-0ubuntu1 Subject says it. To reproduce: 1. Configure VPN connection 2. Try to Export it to a file As a result I got cryptic error message dialog: === Cannot export VPN connection The VPN connection 'vpn_test' could not be exported to vpn_test (pptp).conf. Error: unknown error. === Expected behavior: Configuration saved to a file. ============= WORKAROUND The configuration is saved in a file in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ that has the same name as the connection. This file can be examined with a text editor and/or copied around to other machines. source: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-openvpn/+bug/264144/comments/27 WORKAROUND ============= To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/264144/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
