Description of problem: Im unable to import a vpn file from OpenVPN (.ovpn) Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Installed Packages Name : NetworkManager Arch : x86_64 Epoch : 1 Version : 1.4.4 Release : 3.fc25 Size : 10 M Repo : @System From repo : updates Summary : Network connection manager and user applications URL : http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/ License : GPLv2+ Description : NetworkManager is a system service that manages network interfaces and : connections based on user or automatic configuration. It supports : Ethernet, Bridge, Bond, VLAN, Team, InfiniBand, Wi-Fi, mobile broadband : (WWAN), PPPoE and other devices, and supports a variety of different VPN : services. ➜ ~ cat /etc/redhat-release Fedora release 25 (Twenty Five) How reproducible: Every time Steps to Reproduce: 1.Open the Connection Editor 2.click Add, click Import VPN 3.choose the .ovpn file, click Open and nothing happens Actual results: Not a thing happens. Click Open and nothing happens. Expected results:Not a thing happens. Additional info:
Created attachment 1250874 [details] .ovpn file used
openvpn_config.ovpn opens with no issues; Tested with: NetworkManager-1.7.1-0.4.20170207gitca5f915.fc24.x86_64 NetworkManager-openvpn-1.2.8-2.fc24.x86_64 NetworkManager-openvpn-gnome-1.2.8-2.fc24.x86_64 nm-connection-editor-1.4.5-0.4.20170207gitd898ecf.fc24.x86_64 network-manager-applet-1.4.5-0.4.20170207gitd898ecf.fc24.x86_64
What the reporter described here is reproducible, but with kde5-nm-connection-editor i.e. plasma-nm. See if you can find anything relevant to the issue here: https://bugs.kde.org/describecomponents.cgi?product=plasma-nm
Thanks poma. I only found this: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=310605 But its from 2012 thru 2014. Any chance I can 'side-grade' to: NetworkManager-1.7.1-0.4.20170207gitca5f915.fc24.x86_64 NetworkManager-openvpn-1.2.8-2.fc24.x86_64 nm-connection-editor-1.4.5-0.4.20170207gitd898ecf.fc24.x86_64 network-manager-applet-1.4.5-0.4.20170207gitd898ecf.fc24.x86_64
I've provided a link as reference in the thread on the user mailing list, where you can find and rebuild SOURCE RPMS. However these are TEST builds, and if you use them, you do so at your own risk. With all due respect, I do not recommend you do this, because you're new here, rigth.
Understood. I have no issues with compiling packages from source. However I don't want to have to do that to get a working NM gui.
the issues described in comment 0 does not happen for me when using nm-connection-editor. also plasma-nm and gnome-control-center, all import the attached ovpn file as expected. (all on Fedora 25).
Thomas, What versions of plasma-nm are you running?
It works for me, do you have plasma-nm-openvpn installed?
Works for me as well. plasma-nm-mobile-5.8.5-1.fc25.x86_64 plasma-nm-pptp-5.8.5-1.fc25.x86_64 plasma-nm-openvpn-5.8.5-1.fc25.x86_64 plasma-nm-openconnect-5.8.5-1.fc25.x86_64 plasma-nm-5.8.5-1.fc25.x86_64 plasma-nm-vpnc-5.8.5-1.fc25.x86_64 plasma-nm-strongswan-5.8.5-1.fc25.x86_64
That is, of course, if the file is named something.ovpn.
That's right, # dnf install plasma-nm-openvpn then $ kde5-nm-connection-editor "Add - Import VPN..." will open 'openvpn_config.ovpn'
That did it, profile successfully imported. Is there any reason why the Openvpn plasma package isnt installed by default like the others are?
(In reply to B H from comment #13) > That did it, profile successfully imported. Is there any reason why the > Openvpn plasma package isnt installed by default like the others are? As a side note, the profile imported however somethings amiss because the connection times out, also only asks me for a password but no user. Not related to this issue but I wanted to mention it.
So this issue is resolved after manual installation of plasma-nm-openvpn. I'd think that moving forward with the other VPN options already available by default (anyconnect, openswan, etc) that openvpn should be included as well. Or at least give an error trying to import an .ovpn without that required package installed. Thanks poma, Ed, Jan and Thomas.