[Bug 1633877] [NEW] VPN - "Additional Search Domains" Settings are being Ignored

[Lonnie Lee Best]

Public bug reported:

During configuring of a VPN, Network Manager normally allows you to
specify "additional Search Domains" that are located on the virtual
private network:

http://neartalk.com/ss/2016-10-16_001_601x625.png

However, in Ubuntu 16.10 the network manager is ignoring the "additional
Search Domains" that I've specified at the dialog I've linked above.

Normally, after connecting to a VPN (where additional Search Domains are
specified), the command (below) will show (in addition to your local
Search Domains) the remote Search Domains (located on the VPN):

nmcli dev show | grep DOMAIN

Unfortunately, in Ubuntu 16.10, this is not working. Consequently, I
cannot resolve remote computers by their computer-name because the
"Search Domains" I've specified are not getting appended to the
computer-names I'm pinging.

I've confirm this issue on both OpenVPN and Cisco vpnc connections. The
additional Search Domains are not making it here:

nmcli dev show | grep DOMAIN

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: network-manager 1.2.4-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sun Oct 16 10:16:04 2016
IfupdownConfig:
 # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-13 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
NetworkManager.state:
 [main]
 NetworkingEnabled=true
 WirelessEnabled=true
 WWANEnabled=true
SourcePackage: network-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
nmcli-nm:
 RUNNING  VERSION  STATE      STARTUP  CONNECTIVITY  NETWORKING  WIFI-HW   WIFI      WWAN-HW  WWAN    
 running  1.2.4    connected  started  full          enabled     disabled  disabled  enabled  enabled

** Affects: network-manager-applet
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: network-manager-openvpn
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: network-manager-vpnc
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: network-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug yakkety

** Also affects: network-manager-vpnc
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: network-manager-openvpn
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: network-manager-applet
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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  VPN - "Additional Search Domains" Settings are being Ignored

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