Some more insights:
My openvpn-config file (to be imported into NM) includes the following lines:
dev tun
float
Both options are ignored when importing via gui. When using nmcli, I find
dev=tun
in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/my_openVPN. When using the gui,
I just tried the same thing on another machine running stretch. This machine
uses plain stretch, no backports for NM:
- Connection doese not work when imported via gui.
- Connection does work when imported via nmcli.
(nmcli connection import type openvpn file tuxgang_openVPN.ovpn)
- However,
Package: network-manager-openvpn
Version: 1.2.8-2
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
I use NM with the kde applet. I tried to import an openvpn config file from the
gui, but the connection
does not work. the config file seems to be valid:
- I can run it directly from the command line -> vpn
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