shaarli de disanv pareañMarche tout à fait bien avec le fichier .ovpn donné par l'interface OpenVPN AS.
"Creating individual files from client.ovpn file
Get the correct .ovpn file from your administrator ( the one in this post is called client.ovpn ).
Because there is a bug in the network manager (
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-openvpn/+bug/606365 ) we cannot import the file directly, we will have to chop up the file manually and do some minor workarounds
These files must be kept safe and private at all times
Make a directory called openvpn in your home directory
Copy the client.ovpn file into dir openvpn
Optional: Keep an original copy of the file – call it client.ovpn.orig
Next we will create 4 files under the openvpn directory. Open the client.ovpn file in a text editor
Create a file called ca.crt – copy the text between <ca> and </ca> from client.ovpn into this file
Create a file called client.crt – copy the text between <cert> and </cert> from client.ovpn into this file
Create a file called client.key – copy the text between <key> and </key> from client.ovpn into this file
Create a file called ta.key – copy the text between <tls-auth> and </tls-auth> from client.ovpn into this file
At this point i have a total of 6 files under my openvpn directory
Modify the client.ovpn file
Just before the ## —–BEGIN RSA SIGNATURE—– line add the below lines and save
ca ca.crt
cert client.crt
key client.key
tls-auth ta.key
Setting up the Network Manager
Click on Ubuntu network icon on the top right
Select VPN Connections -> Configure VPN ( the Network Connections window will open )
Click on the VPN tab and click Import
Select the client.ovpn file we just modified and it should automatically import some things into the next screen
Connection Name will be = client – change this to something meaningful ( i set it to companyVPN )
Gateway must be imported already
Type is : Password with Certificates ( TLS ) – this was also set for me
Provide the username and password for VPN
User certificate will be client.crt
CA certificate will be ca.crt
Private Key will be client.key
Click on Advanced -> TLS Authentication Tab
Key file will be ta.key
Key Direction must be set based on the key direction in your client.ovpn file
Open the client.ovpn file and search for “key-direction” and note the number after that ( mine is key-direction 1 )
Put this number in the Key Direction field in the TLS Authentication Tab
Click save on all windows and close all windows.
Time to test connection
Click on Ubuntu network icon on the top right
Select VPN Connections and you should see your connection there – click it
If successfully connected, you will see a message and then you can verify your IP address with ifconfig
There is a Disconnect VPN under VPN Connection for obvious reasons"
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