This was fixed in Saucy and later.
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network-manager-openvpn (0.9.8.0-2ubuntu1) saucy; urgency=low
* Sync with Debian. Remaining changes:
- Recommends: network-manager-openvpn-gnome or
plasma-widget-networkmanagement.
- Drop Vcs-* fields.
- debian/patches/gtk_table_to_gtk_grid.patch: port GtkTable uses in vpn
password dialog to a GtkGrid.
- debian/patches/auth_dialog_libexecdir.patch: specify libexecdir as
/usr/lib/NetworkManager for the auth dialog to be able to spawn it
properly in GNOME Shell
* Dropped changes:
- debian/patches/deprecated_g_type_init.patch: Applied in new version
network-manager-openvpn (0.9.8.0-2) unstable; urgency=low
* Mark binary packages as linux-any.
* Upload to unstable.
* Bump Standards-Version to 3.9.4. No further changes.
network-manager-openvpn (0.9.8.0-1) experimental; urgency=low
* New upstream release.
* Use --list-missing to show uninstalled files.
* Drop obsolete Breaks/Replaces.
* 01-export-user-nobody.patch: When exporting an OpenVPN connection, use
user nobody / group nogroup. Debian doesn't have a dedicated openvpn
system account for this purpose. (Closes: #592527)
** Changed in: network-manager-openvpn (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
** Changed in: network-manager-openvpn (Ubuntu)
Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released
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VPN relies on nonexistent user/group "openvpn"
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