vza-atolcd commented 2026年03月18日 10:20:46 +01:00

I'm using the bug template although it is probably not exactly a bug.

Installation

Using the script : https://docs.eduvpn.org/client/linux/installation.html#installation-using-a-script

Version

4.7.0

Check if your issue is in the known issues list

Didn't find it.

OS/Distribution

Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS

Logs

Do you have a problem while adding before connecting?

Using the command eduvpn-cli connect -c <url>, a quite clear error is returned to me :
"Failed to add a server with URL:'url'. The cause of the error is: this server is already added, remove it first before adding it again."

I didn't find mention of such behavior change in the 4.7.0 release of linux-app nor 5.0.0 of eduvpn-common.

We use this command inside a script, and prior to this release it was okay to add again the same server. Now I can't connect inside the script without removing the server first, which means knowing the server number on each client.
I could certainly use eduvpn-cli list to find out, but that assuming this command output is stable enough.
Maybe it would be nice to be able to connect to an already know server using url like before.

What are your thoughts on this ?

I'm using the bug template although it is probably not exactly a bug. # Installation Using the script : https://docs.eduvpn.org/client/linux/installation.html#installation-using-a-script # Version 4.7.0 # Check if your issue is in the known issues list Didn't find it. # OS/Distribution Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS # Logs ## Do you have a problem while adding before connecting? Using the command `eduvpn-cli connect -c <url>`, a quite clear error is returned to me : "Failed to add a server with URL:'url'. The cause of the error is: this server is already added, remove it first before adding it again." I didn't find mention of such behavior change in the 4.7.0 release of linux-app nor 5.0.0 of eduvpn-common. We use this command inside a script, and prior to this release it was okay to add again the same server. Now I can't connect inside the script without removing the server first, which means knowing the server number on each client. I could certainly use `eduvpn-cli list` to find out, but that assuming this command output is stable enough. Maybe it would be nice to be able to connect to an already know server using url like before. What are your thoughts on this ?

jwijenbergh commented 2026年03月18日 13:11:41 +01:00

Thanks, I see the bug. The client has a detection whether or not the server was already added, but this was broken. I am preparing a fix and it will be in the upcoming release

Thanks, I see the bug. The client has a detection whether or not the server was already added, but this was broken. I am preparing a fix and it will be in the upcoming release

vza-atolcd commented 2026年03月18日 14:05:15 +01:00

Thank you for the quick answer !

Thank you for the quick answer !

jwijenbergh commented 2026年03月18日 17:23:15 +01:00

@vza-atolcd no problem, please try version 4.7.1

@vza-atolcd no problem, please try version 4.7.1

vza-atolcd commented 2026年03月18日 17:35:02 +01:00

It behaves the same as in previous versions, nice ! Thanks again.

It behaves the same as in previous versions, nice ! Thanks again.