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I have made a small desktop applet for controlling openvpn connections. Get it from maemo Extras repository


Features:
- Import openvpn settings through gui
- Needs only standard openvpn configuration files, no extra configuration
- Supports multiple connections
- Supports username and password authentication

How does it compare to vpnc-gui ?

Well as far as I know vpnc-gui doesn't do openvpn. And openvpn-applet is implemented as desktop plugin.

I made minor changes to openvpn-applet. New release is available from garage.

changes:
'sudo kill' is not required any more. /etc/init.d/openvpn is automatically added to sudoers file.
bug related to zombie processes is fixed.

Great addition... OpenVPN is my VPN of choice, and so far manually running the script was gettig boring... However, when I use the applet, I am able to define and import my vpn files, but when I go to Test or connect, there are no VPNs on the list...

Now if we can get rtcomm to see the VPNs :-)

Just released 0.3.2 with better import.

what is your configuration file name? It has to be .conf. Also .ovpn should work in theory, but I haven't tested so it is very likely that doesn't work.

Aha! I was trying with the .ovpn file... let me try with the .conf file...

Works, but I can't enter the password for the certificate... Let me see how to get around that...

OK, password thing is also not so much tested. Does you config contain auth-user-pass, askpass or something else authentication related?

edit:
openvpn-applet asks passwors only if condig contains askpass, and username and password only if config contains auth-user-pass

Done! ... Created the password file in the /etc/openvpn directory...

included askpass /etc/openvpn/password

in my .conf file and Voila! Working as a charm!

Thanks a lot!

Now checking if the sofia-sip (or Telepathy or mission control or ...) can see the tun device for the SIP stack :-)