Ubuntu – Openconnect keeps asking for username in Ubuntu 20.04

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I recently have upgraded to Ubuntu 20.04. Everything works fine except that every time I want to connect to a VPN network with openconnect I have to enter My username and It asks me to validate the certificate. I connect to VPN network using a gnome plugin for openconnect: "network-manager-openconnect-gnome". This can be very frustrating since I have to switch between VPN connection and normal Internet connection frequently.

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I found a solution by modifying manually the vpn configuration file in the /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ folder.

First close any active VPN connection
Close the VPN GUI
Open with root privilege the file corresponding your VPN settings in the /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ folder,
Then find the vpn-secrets section and add your credentials

    [vpn-secrets]
    form:main:group_list=FOO
    form:main:username=foo@bar.net
    lasthost=vpn.bar.net
    save_passwords=yes

Save, close (don't open VPN GUI before reboot) and reboot

Enjoy your automatic VPN login..

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When setting up a VPN connection through Network Manager selecting the Connect automatically option should mean that the VPN does automatically connect, however this isn't working due to a bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/280571

It can still achieved though through workarounds, one way of doing this would be to use vpnautoconnect

Set up your VPN as normal through the network settings, making sure that Connect automatically is selected:

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Download the appropriate .deb file from the download page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/vpnautoconnect/files/ (ending in amd64 for 64bit, ending in i386 for 32bit).
Double click the downloaded .deb file and install it.
Run the VPNautoconnect application

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Select Preferences from the VPNautoconnect menu

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Click the small arrow to create a new tab and select your wireless connection in the Parent Connection drop down menu, and your VPN in the VPN Connection drop down menu. Then click Save

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Your VPN should now connect automatically whenever the selected wireless network is connected (if you use more than one wireless network you'll need to create a new tab in the preferences menu for each one you want to auto connect to a VPN whilst you are using).

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Does openconnect work for you?

If so you can use this to connect automatically:

sudo openconnect SERVER --no-cert-check -u USERNAME --passwd-on-stdin  <PASS_FILE

echo PASS | sudo openconnect SERVER --no-cert-check -u USERNAME --passwd-on-stdin

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