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Subject:    Re: [Openvpn-users] Openvpn-gui-11 Registry and Config File Search/Import
From:       Colin Ryan <colinr () caveo ! ca>
Date:       2021-08-03 20:00:43
Message-ID: 83d7fef0-20ff-3f38-6c71-d77593c5e739 () caveo ! ca
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So the second part of this is a mistake on my part. Config_dir registry 
entry in HKLM/Software/OpenVPN wasn't set so it was searching the entire 
disk for config files.

However the first part of the question regarding the deprecation of 
OpenVPN GUI registry entries still applies.

Sorry folks.

Colin

On 8/3/21 3:19 PM, Colin Ryan wrote:
> Folks,
>
> The document found 
> here...https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/OpenVPN-GUI-New
>
> seems to imply that most of the traditional Registry Entries that 
> could be used to configure the behavior of the the OpenVPN-GUI tool 
> are ignored/deprecated?
>
>
> Maybe I'm reading it wrong and they are just saying the command line 
> overrides are gone? and just the core OpenVPN reg items themselves are 
> used?
>
> In either event is there definitive list of control entries for the 
> 2.4 base.
>
>
> Also the above document (and my experience) shows that  GUI searches 
> the C:/Program Files/OpenVPN and  /Users/xxxx/OpenVPN directory 
> structure? However I'm seeing that basically any .ovpn file in 
> /Users/xxx and under are getting found. Seems almost like a bug?
>
> Issue I have is user is provided a config file with embedded certs. 
> They download it. GUI will in fact pick it up and can be used with 
> "Importing" it, but then there are two such files found in /Users/xxx 
> and below. I get that the "Import" function makes a nice clean 
> directory structure under the Users OpenVPN folder but then they end 
> up with two entries in the GUI menu...seems to lead to user confusion, 
> ie GUI complains that there are two files with same name etc. I've 
> confirmed this by putting a test-home.ovpn , test-downloads.ovpn file 
> in the Users Downloads and Home Folder and I end up with test, 
> test-home, test-downloads menu items in the GUI.
>
> Am I missing something big here?
>
> Thank you
>
> Colin
>
>
>
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