Re: [Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client

2016-02-23 Thread Gert Doering
Hi, On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 04:45:57PM -0500, Selva Nair wrote: > For those who are in the dark about the GUI: > > PR#18 will support two config directories (one global and one > user-specific, located in their profile). The GUI will scan both locations > and their immediate subdirs for configs.

Re: [Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client

2016-02-23 Thread debbie10t
- Original Message - From: "Selva Nair" To: "Helen Heath" Cc: Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 9:45 PM Subject: Re: [Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client > Hi, > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 4:04 PM, Helen Heath > wrote: > &g

Re: [Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client

2016-02-23 Thread Selva Nair
Hi, On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 4:04 PM, Helen Heath wrote: > Thanks Selva, tried it and it did exactly as you said. Problem solved, > thank you! > Good to know. For those who are in the dark about the GUI: PR#18 will support two config directories (one global and one user-specific, located in t

Re: [Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client

2016-02-23 Thread Gert Doering
Hi, On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 09:54:19PM +0100, David Sommerseth wrote: > --connect!? Not --config?Or have you yet again found some hidden > treasures in the source code? :) *GUI* option gert -- USENET is *not* the non-clickable part of WWW!

Re: [Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client

2016-02-23 Thread David Sommerseth
On 23/02/16 21:57, Selva Nair wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 3:54 PM, David Sommerseth > mailto:open...@sf.lists.topphemmelig.net>> > wrote: > > > try using double backslashes and escape spaces: > > --connect "c:\\program\ files\\openvpn\\config\\config1\\config1.ovpn" > > > >

Re: [Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client

2016-02-23 Thread Helen Heath
Thanks Selva,  tried it and it did exactly as you said. Problem solved, thank you! On Tue, Feb 23, 2016, at 20:57, Selva Nair wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 3:54 PM, David Sommerseth > wrote: >> > try using double backslashes and escape spaces: >> > --connect "c:\\program\ files\\openvpn\\co

Re: [Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client

2016-02-23 Thread Helen Heath
On Tue, Feb 23, 2016, at 20:54, David Sommerseth wrote: > > --connect "c:/program files/openvpn/config/config1/config1.ovpn" > > --connect!? Not --config?Or have you yet again found some hidden > treasures in the source code? :) Definitely --connect to tell the Windows OpenVPN client a spe

Re: [Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client

2016-02-23 Thread Selva Nair
On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 3:54 PM, David Sommerseth < open...@sf.lists.topphemmelig.net> wrote: > > try using double backslashes and escape spaces: > > --connect "c:\\program\ files\\openvpn\\config\\config1\\config1.ovpn" > > > > or use > > --connect "c:/program files/openvpn/config/config1/config1

Re: [Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client

2016-02-23 Thread David Sommerseth
On 23/02/16 14:57, Jan Just Keijser wrote: > Hi, > > On 23/02/16 14:51, Helen Heath wrote: >> Thanks Selva - I tried that, and the OpenVPN client just complained there >> wasn't a valid config file at that location. But the config file works just >> fine if it's back in the actual config director

Re: [Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client

2016-02-23 Thread Morten Christensen
Den 23-02-2016 15:06, skrev Helen Heath: > Thanks Gert, but then presumably I'd have to change the name of the > corresponding file on the server, why ? > and we need to keep the servers a > standard config. Good thought though, thank you. > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2016, at 13:02, Gert Doering wrote:

Re: [Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client

2016-02-23 Thread Selva Nair
On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 8:51 AM, Helen Heath wrote: > Thanks Selva - I tried that, and the OpenVPN client just complained there > wasn't a valid config file at that location. But the config file works > just fine if it's back in the actual config directory. That's why I > believed you couldn't

Re: [Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client

2016-02-23 Thread Helen Heath
Thanks Gert, but then presumably I'd have to change the name of the corresponding file on the server, and we need to keep the servers a standard config. Good thought though, thank you. On Tue, Feb 23, 2016, at 13:02, Gert Doering wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 12:42:12PM +, Helen H

Re: [Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client

2016-02-23 Thread Helen Heath
Thanks, that's one to try, I didn't know pathing was allowed. On Tue, Feb 23, 2016, at 13:09, Jan Just Keijser wrote: > or use a full or relative path: > > tls-auth ..\\config-1\\ta.key > > tls-auth ..\\config-2\\ta.key > > When openvpn is launched from the GUI the default directory is always

Re: [Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client

2016-02-23 Thread Jan Just Keijser
Hi, On 23/02/16 14:51, Helen Heath wrote: Thanks Selva - I tried that, and the OpenVPN client just complained there wasn't a valid config file at that location. But the config file works just fine if it's back in the actual config directory. That's why I believed you couldn't have separate c

Re: [Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client

2016-02-23 Thread Helen Heath
Thanks Selva - I tried that, and the OpenVPN client just complained there wasn't a valid config file at that location.  But the config file works just fine if it's back in the actual config directory.  That's why I believed you couldn't have separate configurations in subdirs off the config dire

Re: [Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client

2016-02-23 Thread Dreetjeh D
...@fastmail.fm CC: openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 7:42 AM, Helen Heath wrote: Is it possible to alter the .opvn files to point to their respective ta.key files in a different subdirectory? I have this

Re: [Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client

2016-02-23 Thread Selva Nair
On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 7:42 AM, Helen Heath wrote: > Is it possible to alter the .opvn files to point to their respective > ta.key files in a different subdirectory? I have this set in my .opvn > configs > > tls-auth ta.key 1 > The GUI works with configs in sub directories of the config direct

Re: [Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client

2016-02-23 Thread Jan Just Keijser
On 23/02/16 14:02, Gert Doering wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 12:42:12PM +, Helen Heath wrote: >> Is it possible to alter the .opvn files to point to their respective >> ta.key files in a different subdirectory? I have this set in my >> .opvn configs >> >> tls-auth ta.key 1 > Just r

Re: [Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client

2016-02-23 Thread Gert Doering
Hi, On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 12:42:12PM +, Helen Heath wrote: > Is it possible to alter the .opvn files to point to their respective > ta.key files in a different subdirectory?  I have this set in my > .opvn configs > > tls-auth ta.key 1 Just rename them? tls-auth ThisIsForVPNOne.key 1 gert

[Openvpn-users] separate config directories for Windows client

2016-02-23 Thread Helen Heath
Hi all - I need to setup my client to connect to two different OpenVPN servers. I currently have my OpenVPN gui set with "--connect config1.opvn" and of course, the config1.opvn file is in the config subdirectory.  There is also an associated ta.key that this config works with, and this is the pro