connect to a vpn connection using vpnc
 

Hi,
I usually connect to my organizations vpn conncetions using vpnc and network-amanger, i.e., from the network icon on the panel. I have already imported the pcf files to network-manager, so I usually just click on the network-manager (nm-applet) and select the vpn connection I want to connect. Now after an update my nm-applet is not loading properly, though network is running (I have posted a thread on that: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...-lucid-814610/).

So now I would like to connect to vpn from terminal. What is the command to do that?
I tried this: I went to the directory where the pcf profiles were stored and ran:
Apparently there is no COE-from-ISP.pcf.conf in system default vpn directory. But I had imported this pcf in vpnc using nm-applet. In fact if I go to System-->Preference-->Network Connections, I can see this connection under list of VPN connections. So there must be a related conf file somewhere.

I believe, I am missing something simple here, can anyone please point what?

TIA,

Try renaming (probably as root) COE-from-ISP.pcf which should be in /etc/vpnc/ to COE-from-ISP.conf and then use
If the file (.pcf) doesn't exist in /etc/vpnc then re-think why you believe it should exist. Did you export it to your home folder? If so it needs to be in /etc/vpnc so find it and move it there, or re-export it from the NM applet and then move it.

HTH

Smotsie

There was a permission issue on the pcf file!