nm-tray is light and based in Qt, which is great. Its VPN support, however, is lacking, as you have discovered.
Incidentially, the workaround is discussed in the Lubuntu manual: https://manual.lubuntu.me/stable/G/AdvancedNetworking.html ** Changed in: nm-tray (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: nm-tray (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Bug watch added: github.com/palinek/nm-tray/issues #44 https://github.com/palinek/nm-tray/issues/44 ** Also affects: nm-tray via https://github.com/palinek/nm-tray/issues/44 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Summary changed: - network manager applet for authentication is not working + nm-tray does not prompt for password with VPN connections -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1886561 Title: nm-tray does not prompt for password with VPN connections To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nm-tray/+bug/1886561/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
