Public bug reported: Each time I reboot, I need to recreate the /var/run/vpnc directory. I am using the GUI based network-manager setup to connect to VPN (which works perfectly). However, I think that the nm-vpnc-service-vpnc-helper is not recreating these directories.
The erstwhile vpnc-script (http://svn.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/vpnc/trunk/vpnc- script.in) had the following lines to take care of this: # some systems, eg. Darwin & FreeBSD, prune /var/run on boot if [ ! -d "/var/run/vpnc" ]; then mkdir -p /var/run/vpnc fi Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 10.10 Release: 10.10 Codename: maverick Package: vpnc Status: install ok installed Priority: extra Section: net Installed-Size: 276 Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com> Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.5.3r449-2 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.8), libgcrypt11 (>= 1.4.2), libgnutls26 (>= 2.7.14-0) Recommends: iproute Suggests: resolvconf Conffiles: /etc/vpnc/example.conf e79bf2129aa0b8f81fcdf9643be0e68c /etc/vpnc/vpnc-script 9a27455502a6fd248148469dcfd0bf42 Description: Cisco-compatible VPN client vpnc is a VPN client compatible with cisco3000 VPN Concentrator (also known as Cisco's EasyVPN equipment). vpnc runs entirely in userspace and does not require kernel modules except of the tun driver to communicate with the network layer. . It supports most of the features needed to establish connection to the VPN concentrator: MD5 and SHA1 hashes, 3DES and AES ciphers, PFS and various IKE DH group settings. Original-Maintainer: Eric Warmenhoven <warmenho...@debian.org> Package: network-manager-vpnc Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: net Installed-Size: 776 Maintainer: Ubuntu MOTU Developers <ubuntu-m...@lists.ubuntu.com> Architecture: amd64 Version: 0.8.1+git.20100810t170733.9081821-0ubuntu1 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.0.2), libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.78), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0), libnm-glib2 (>= 0.8~a~git.20090917t210753.fdb5ef2), libnm-util1 (>= 0.7.1~20090213+gitf142e15), vpnc Recommends: network-manager-vpnc-gnome | network-manager-vpnc-kde Conffiles: /etc/dbus-1/system.d/nm-vpnc-service.conf fd1972dab1966261b4cc7aaa274d3e84 /etc/NetworkManager/VPN/nm-vpnc-service.name da725da28b8e843fa6c32dde7a2b3851 Description: network management framework (VPNC plugin) NetworkManager attempts to keep an active network connection available at all times. It is intended primarily for laptops where it allows easy switching betwen local wireless networks, it's also useful on desktops with a selection of different interfaces to use. It is not intended for usage on servers. . This package provides a VPN plugin for vpnc, providing easy access Cisco Concentrator based VPN's. ** Affects: network-manager-vpnc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/908732 Title: Unable to create directory /var/run/vpnc To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-vpnc/+bug/908732/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs