Misleading error on trailing whitespace in gateway field
Bug #664453 reported by
benpicco
This bug affects 3 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Hundred Papercuts |
Triaged
|
Low
|
Unassigned | ||
| network-manager-pptp (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Low
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: network-
A trailing witespace in the Gateway field leads to an instant 'Start of VPN Service failed' error that is resolved when removing the trailing whitespace.
syslog says
Oct 21 13:55:14 rechenknecht2k7 NetworkManager[
This is however a very unexpected behaviour, unexpected by most users - just trim the string before using it should fix it.
| summary: |
- Misleading error on trailing whitespace in gateway + Misleading error on trailing whitespace in gateway field |
| Changed in network-manager-pptp (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| Changed in hundredpapercuts: | |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
Revision history for this message
| Johnathan Ritzi (jrdioko) wrote | #1 |
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This also occurs if the Gateway field has a leading "http://" or trailing "/". This threw me off for quite a while until I found this bug.