Hi Benjamin, Benjamin Slade <beo...@gmail.com> skribis:
> I have the following definition in my config.scm, which I call in > defining the operating system: > > ```` > (define %slade-desktop-services > (modify-services %desktop-services > (network-manager-service-type config => > (network-manager-configuration > (inherit config) > (vpn-plugins (list > network-manager-openvpn)))))) > ```` > > This does indeed enable the OpenVPN module of NetworkManager, but > NetworkManager doesn't automatically read in the *.opvn files in > /etc/openvpn (which is probably expected), but moreover as an ordinary > user I'm not allowed to create them. Is the best thing to login as root > and add these to NetworkManager? IIRC, NM has a tool to import OpenVPN config files, though it only understands a subset of the syntax; you have to run it as root: sudo nmcli connection import type openvpn file /path/to/whatever.ovpn Then I think something was broken with VPN support in NM, though I forgot the details… HTH, Ludo’.