Connection failed: No valid secrets
Using this configuration file with NetworkManager-1.44.2-5.1.x86_64, openvpn-2.6.10-1.2.x86_64, and NetworkManager-openvpn-1.10.2-4.1.x86_64:
[connection]
id=UDP-PRG
uuid=dc76955c-e0e6-4857-93cf-502b4d85c1e5
type=vpn
permissions=
[vpn]
auth=SHA512
ca=/etc/openvpn/SUSE/SUSE_Trust_Root.crt
cert=/etc/openvpn/SUSE/SUSE-mcepl.crt
cipher=AES-256-GCM
compress=lzo
comp-lzo=adaptive
connection-type=password-tls
dev=tun
key=/etc/openvpn/SUSE/SUSE-mcepl.key
remote-cert-tls=server
password-flags=0
ping=10
ping-restart=30
port=1194
remote=gate1.suse.cz,gate2.suse.cz
ta=/etc/openvpn/SUSE/ta.key
ta-dir=1
username=mcepl
service-type=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn
[vpn-secrets]
password=VERYSECRETPASSWORD
[ipv4]
method=auto
never-default=true
[ipv6]
addr-gen-mode=default
# addr-gen-mode=stable-privacy
method=auto
never-default=true
[proxy]
when I run nmcli con up UDP-PRG
I get:
Error: Connection activation failed: No valid secrets
Hint: use 'journalctl -xe NM_CONNECTION=dc76955c-e0e6-4857-93cf-502b4d85c1e5 + NM_DEVICE=enp52s0f4u1u1' to get more details.
When looking at the journal, I get:
kvě 12 00:10:15 mitmanek.cepl.eu NetworkManager[1128]: <info> [1715465415.6308] manager: (enp52s0f4u1u1): new Ethernet device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2)
kvě 12 00:10:15 mitmanek.cepl.eu NetworkManager[1128]: <info> [1715465415.6315] device (enp52s0f4u1u1): state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed', sys-iface-state: 'external')
kvě 12 00:10:18 mitmanek.cepl.eu NetworkManager[1128]: <info> [1715465418.1045] device (enp52s0f4u1u1): carrier: link connected
kvě 12 00:10:18 mitmanek.cepl.eu NetworkManager[1128]: <info> [1715465418.1053] device (enp52s0f4u1u1): state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'carrier-changed', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
kvě 12 00:10:18 mitmanek.cepl.eu NetworkManager[1128]: <info> [1715465418.1058] device (enp52s0f4u1u1): Activation: starting connection 'Drátové připojení 1' (f64e9362-fd37-3644-bab2-4a18ab0e1a90)
kvě 12 00:10:18 mitmanek.cepl.eu NetworkManager[1128]: <info> [1715465418.1058] device (enp52s0f4u1u1): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
kvě 12 00:10:18 mitmanek.cepl.eu NetworkManager[1128]: <info> [1715465418.1060] device (enp52s0f4u1u1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
kvě 12 00:10:18 mitmanek.cepl.eu NetworkManager[1128]: <info> [1715465418.1063] device (enp52s0f4u1u1): state change: config -> ip-config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
kvě 12 00:10:18 mitmanek.cepl.eu NetworkManager[1128]: <info> [1715465418.1065] dhcp4 (enp52s0f4u1u1): activation: beginning transaction (timeout in 45 seconds)
kvě 12 00:10:27 mitmanek.cepl.eu NetworkManager[1128]: <info> [1715465427.0021] dhcp4 (enp52s0f4u1u1): state changed new lease, address=192.168.0.24
kvě 12 00:10:27 mitmanek.cepl.eu NetworkManager[1128]: <info> [1715465427.0123] device (enp52s0f4u1u1): state change: ip-config -> ip-check (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
kvě 12 00:10:27 mitmanek.cepl.eu NetworkManager[1128]: <info> [1715465427.0422] device (enp52s0f4u1u1): state change: ip-check -> secondaries (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
kvě 12 00:10:27 mitmanek.cepl.eu NetworkManager[1128]: <info> [1715465427.0424] device (enp52s0f4u1u1): state change: secondaries -> activated (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
kvě 12 00:10:27 mitmanek.cepl.eu NetworkManager[1128]: <info> [1715465427.0429] device (enp52s0f4u1u1): Activation: successful, device activated.
kvě 12 00:11:46 mitmanek.cepl.eu NetworkManager[1128]: <info> [1715465506.0345] vpn[0x55d782eedf80,dc76955c-e0e6-4857-93cf-502b4d85c1e5,"UDP-PRG"]: starting openvpn
kvě 12 00:11:49 mitmanek.cepl.eu NetworkManager[1128]: <warn> [1715465509.0372] vpn[0x55d782eedf80,dc76955c-e0e6-4857-93cf-502b4d85c1e5,"UDP-PRG"]: secrets: failed to request VPN secrets #3: No agents were available for this request.
kvě 12 00:14:20 mitmanek.cepl.eu NetworkManager[1128]: <info> [1715465660.2794] vpn[0x55d782ef6430,dc76955c-e0e6-4857-93cf-502b4d85c1e5,"UDP-PRG"]: starting openvpn
kvě 12 00:14:23 mitmanek.cepl.eu NetworkManager[1128]: <warn> [1715465663.0067] vpn[0x55d782ef6430,dc76955c-e0e6-4857-93cf-502b4d85c1e5,"UDP-PRG"]: secrets: failed to request VPN secrets #3: No agents were available for this request.
kvě 12 00:15:27 mitmanek.cepl.eu NetworkManager[1128]: <info> [1715465727.0161] dhcp4 (enp52s0f4u1u1): state changed new lease, address=192.168.0.24
THIS CONFIGURATION WORKED WITH PREVIOUS VERSION OF NM-OPENVPN PACKAGES!