#1147310 network-manager-sstp-gnome: No support private connections

Package:
network-manager-sstp-gnome
Source:
network-manager-sstp-gnome
Description:
network management framework (SSTP plugin GNOME GUI)
Submitter:
Christophe TROESTLER
Date:
2026-09-10 18:27:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1147310#5
Date:
2026-09-10 18:26:07 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

Despite having the necessary dependencies installed, when I try to launch a VPN connection, it fails with the following message in the journal:

Sep 10 19:40:56 ... NetworkManager[1410]: <info>  [1789062056.2024] audit: op="connection-activate" uuid="..." name="VPN (SSTP)" pid=238024 uid=1000 result="fail" reason="The 'sstp' plugin doesn't support private connections."

The same happens with “nmcli”:

$ nmcli connection up "VPN (SSTP)"
Error: Connection activation failed: The 'sstp' plugin doesn't support private connections.

It used to work a couple of months ago.

On a related note, when I edit the connection, there is the message “Unable to load the VPN connection editor” despite having nm-connection-editor installed.  If I manually start nm-connection-editor, I can edit it.

Best,
Christophe