I have resolved this problem. I was giving the profile filename with the extension, when I should not have. The correct syntax is : vpnclient connect myprof and myprof.pcf must be in etc/opt/cisco-vpnclient/Profiles/ Chandana > On Wed, 2005-05-18 at 05:32 +1000, Chandana De Silva wrote: > I am trying to get the Cisco VPN Client V 4.6.02.0030-k9. > > I seem to be able to compile it ok, but when I try to run it, I get the > message : The profile specified could not be read. > > I have tried giving the full file name on the command line : > vpnclient connect /etc/opt/cisco-vpnclient/Profiles/myprof.pcf > > I hope someone can help me. This worked ok on FC2 with Kernel 2.6.10 > > Here is the full response: > ----------------------------------------------------- > [chandana@chandana ~]$ vpnclient > connect /etc/CiscoSystemsVPNClient/Profiles/melbvpn.pcf > Cisco Systems VPN Client Version 4.6.02 (0030) > Copyright (C) 1998-2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. > Client Type(s): Linux > Running on: Linux 2.6.11-1.1286_FC4 #1 Wed May 4 11:13:05 EDT 2005 i686 > Config file directory: /etc/opt/cisco-vpnclient > > The profile specified could not be read. > ------------------------------------------ > > This is the log: > ------- > Cisco Systems VPN Client Version 4.6.02 (0030) > Copyright (C) 1998-2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. > Client Type(s): Linux > Running on: Linux 2.6.11-1.1286_FC4 #1 Wed May 4 11:13:05 EDT 2005 i686 > Config file directory: /etc/opt/cisco-vpnclient > > 1 05:31:04.777 05/18/2005 Sev=Warning/3 CLI/0x83900004 > Unable to purge old log files. Function returned -1. > > 2 05:31:04.836 05/18/2005 Sev=Info/4 CVPND/0x4340001F > Privilege Separation: restoring MTU on primary interface. > > 3 05:31:04.842 05/18/2005 Sev=Debug/7 CM/0x43100033 > Auto-initiation watch: started > > 4 05:31:04.847 05/18/2005 Sev=Debug/7 CM/0x43100033 > Auto-initiation watch: interface change handler invoked > > 5 05:31:04.853 05/18/2005 Sev=Debug/7 CM/0x43100033 > Auto-initiation watch: auto-initiation is currently disabled > > 6 05:31:04.859 05/18/2005 Sev=Info/4 CVPND/0x4340000F > Started cvpnd: > Cisco Systems VPN Client Version 4.6.02 (0030) > Copyright (C) 1998-2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. > Client Type(s): Linux > Running on: Linux 2.6.11-1.1286_FC4 #1 Wed May 4 11:13:05 EDT 2005 i686 > > 7 05:31:05.823 05/18/2005 Sev=Info/4 IPSEC/0x43700014 > Deleted all keys > > 8 05:31:05.824 05/18/2005 Sev=Info/4 IPSEC/0x43700008 > IPSec driver successfully started > > 9 05:31:05.824 05/18/2005 Sev=Info/4 IPSEC/0x43700014 > Deleted all keys > > 10 05:31:05.824 05/18/2005 Sev=Info/4 IPSEC/0x43700014 > Deleted all keys > > 11 05:31:05.825 05/18/2005 Sev=Info/4 IPSEC/0x4370000A > IPSec driver successfully stopped > > 12 05:31:05.827 05/18/2005 Sev=Info/4 CLI/0x43900002 > Started vpnclient: > Cisco Systems VPN Client Version 4.6.02 (0030) > Copyright (C) 1998-2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. > Client Type(s): Linux > Running on: Linux 2.6.11-1.1286_FC4 #1 Wed May 4 11:13:05 EDT 2005 i686 > > 13 05:31:05.831 05/18/2005 Sev=Info/4 CVPND/0x4340000C > Stopped service: > > 14 05:31:05.832 05/18/2005 Sev=Debug/7 CM/0x43100033 > Auto-initiation watch: stopped > > 15 05:31:05.854 05/18/2005 Sev=Info/4 CVPND/0x4340001F > Privilege Separation: restoring MTU on primary interface. >