This appears to be similar to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source /network-manager-openvpn/+bug/1693809 but focused purely on the incorrect password aspect.
-- 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/1722652 Title: Silent private key password failure Status in network-manager-openvpn package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: If an openvpn connection has the private key password set to "Ask for this password everytime", when an incorrect password is typed into the prompt upon connecting, rather than reprompt for the password on password failure (or immediately fail), nm-openvpn just reattempts the same password over and over for a minute. The following is repeated in the logs every 2 seconds: Oct 10 13:48:02 mubuntu nm-openvpn[27181]: NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to ca Oct 10 13:48:02 mubuntu nm-openvpn[27181]: SIGUSR1[soft,private-key-password-failure] received, process restarting The workaround is to wait a minute for some sort of timeout to occur or go into the settings and flip the "Ask for this password everytime" option to force a reprompt. System info: $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS Release: 16.04 $ apt-cache policy network-manager-openvpn network-manager-openvpn: Installed: 1.1.93-1ubuntu1.1 Candidate: 1.1.93-1ubuntu1.1 Version table: *** 1.1.93-1ubuntu1.1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1.1.93-1ubuntu1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-openvpn/+bug/1722652/+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
