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linux networking vpn networkmanager bash

I've been banging my head against this for hours. I'm working with an scenario on my RHEL 8 system where NetworkManager does not automatically connect to my VPN after a reboot. The VPN connection is shown as 'disconnected' in the NetworkManager applet, and when I try to manually connect, I get an behavior stating 'Connection Not Found'. I've already checked the VPN configuration and it seems correct. Here's what I've tried: 1. Verified that the VPN configuration exists in the `/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/` directory. The file is named `my_vpn.nmconnection` and looks like: ```ini [connection] id=my_vpn uuid=12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc type=vpn [vpn] gateway=vpn.example.com user=myusername password-flags=0 ``` 2. Ensured that the connection is set to connect automatically by checking the `autoconnect` property. I ran: ```bash nmcli connection show my_vpn ``` and confirmed that `autoconnect` is set to `yes`. 3. Reviewed the NetworkManager logs for any errors during startup. I found this message: ``` <date> <time> <hostname> NetworkManager[<pid>]: <behavior message> ``` However, I couldn't decipher what the question was. 4. Tried restarting NetworkManager with: ```bash sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager ``` but the scenario continues. 5. I also attempted to re-add the VPN connection using the GUI, but the same behavior occurs. Is there something specific in the configuration or the NetworkManager setup that I might be missing? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Am I missing something obvious? I'd really appreciate any guidance on this.