[Bug 368395] [NEW] Edit OpenVPN Connectionin Kubuntu Jaunty - multiple UI issues, is useless

[WalterNicholls]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: network-manager-openvpn

Can't even get off the starting blocks with this one!

Computer- Kubuntu 64-bit, originally Hardy then upgraded a week ago
through Intrepid to Jaunty.  OpenVPN connection through the little
applet worked in Hardy.

dpkg -s shows:
  network-manager:  0.7.1~rc4.1.cf199a964-0ubuntu2
  network-manager-kde   1:0.7svn864988-0ubuntu8
  network-manager-openvpn:   0.7.1~rc4.1.20090323+bzr27-0ubuntu2
  networkstatus:  4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy3.1    (relevance of this?)
  plasma-widget-network-manager:   0.0+svn930811-0ubuntu2

lsb_release -rd  shows:   Ubuntu 9.04 / release 9.04
uname -srmv shows: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 01:58:03 UTC 2009 x86_64

(This is I hope reasonably vanilla Jaunty with all available updates as
at 2009-04-28)

To reproduce:
 1.  Right click NM applet on Plasma panel, Select "Manage connections"
 2. Go to VPN tab, select "Add" -> OpenVPN

Observed: 
  Connection name: "New VPN Connection" (remember this fact)
  Gateway:  (blacnk, ok)
  Connection Type: X.509 Certificates
  CA File:  __________________ + open file
  Username: ______
  Password: _______

BAD #1:  Connection type is X.509 certs but it is asking for username and password?  If you select a different connection type (eg preshared key) then back to X.509 certs, then appears as expected:
 
  CA File: ___________________ [file button]
  Certificate:  __________________ [file button]
  Key: _______________________ [file button]

So anyway
3.   Toggle the connection type to get the right boxes, Set Connection name to say "Test One"
,  gateway, and pick the CA Cert, user cert & key Save and OK out of the
4.   Single-click on on network status icon
Observed:
  Under "VPN Connections" heading is "Test One"  - so far ok.

5.  Right click on network status icon and select "Manage Connections",
VPN tab, select Test One, and click EDIT

Observed:
  Connection Name: Test One (OK) ,  Gateway:  as before (OK),  Connection type: X.509 Certs.

But ...   have CA File, Username and Password boxes again (BAD #1 again)
<sigh>

6. Change connection type to Pre-shared-key and back to X.509
certificates

Observed:  CA file and (user) Certificate have come back to stored
values, but  Key field is empty.  (BAD #2)

7.  Pick the key file again.    Also change the connection name to "Test
Two",  Click OK / OK out.

8. Single click on Network status icon

Observed :
  Under the VPN connections, it is still listed as "Test One"  (BAD #3)

<sigh again>

9. Right click / Manage connections /VPN/ Test Two (as it is) / Edit
10.  Go through all the rigmarole of ensureing the Certificate / key files are set
11.  Click on "Optional Information" tab
Observed: Port ___ [X] "Use default" is checked, nothing else is checked, all other fields disabled (OK so far but...

12a.  Uncheck Use default port  - >  Port # textbox does not enable
12b.  Check "User cipher"  ->  combo box does not enable
12c.  Check "Use TLS Auth" -> nothing changes
12d Check "Only use VPN for these addresses" ->  edit box does not enable
 BAD #4  

Summary
BAD #1 = Initial state of fields for Certificate files/credentials are wrong (should match whatever initial connection type).  On New and edit.
  
BAD #2 =  Value of "Key file" apparently not remembered  (may be symptom of #1, but it remembers the others)

BAD #3  = popup from Network Status icon shows old name even if
connection renamed  (not sure when it resets, restart of widget?)

BAD #4 = Nothing seems to work on the "Optional Information" tab

The combination of these pretty much eliminates any attempt by me to use
this to attach to my OpenVPN server.  I can't even be bothered with it,
sorry. (I did write up this bug report though so hopefully the last hour
is not completely wasted).

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

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