Solution proposed by Robert Sander has worked for me. Thank you. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS Release: 16.04 Codename: xenial
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-openvpn in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1618363 Title: /dev/urandom not included in chroot, leads to crashes with static key Status in network-manager-openvpn package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in network-manager-openvpn package in Debian: New Bug description: I am trying to connect to an OpenVPN server with a static key and get these error messages in the logfile: Aug 30 10:31:37 defiant nm-openvpn[11201]: RAND_bytes() failed Aug 30 10:31:37 defiant nm-openvpn[11201]: Assertion failed at crypto.c:1386 (rand_bytes (output, len)) Aug 30 10:31:37 defiant nm-openvpn[11201]: Exiting due to fatal error This looks like Debian bug #820554 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: network-manager-openvpn 1.1.93-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-36.55-generic 4.4.16 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-36-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Tue Aug 30 10:37:43 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-06-14 (1537 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) SourcePackage: network-manager-openvpn UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-30 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-openvpn/+bug/1618363/+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
