OpenVPN config file Ubuntu
I have a problem locating openvpn config files on both Ubuntu 20.04 and 19.10. It is not in any usual locations, i searched through entire disk via find / -name but no hits. I was looking for .ovpn, .conf, .config, i found nothing. I am using nm-openvpn built in to Ubuntu, I set it up via GUI, but on the 19.10 there are some problems with it and i cannot find that damned config file ANYWHERE.
I tried /etc/openvpn, /usr/etc/.., /shares.., ~/.conf, ....
/etc/openvpn/client/... there are some config files, but they are old and not used anymore, openvpn client ignores it anyway. I am solving this second day in row, i need to do this via terminal, not by GUI.
I need to find the OLD one, not just replace it with the NEW config because of some debugging.
I would LOVE openvpn --get-config-file-path, but obviously no one EVER does this when creating some software. Thanks for some tips on how to locate it, nice day.
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The nm-openvpn package uses NetworkManager to start and stop OpenVPN. The configuration is actually stored in NetworkManager. NetworkManager configuration can be found in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections:
The idea you suggested; --get-config-file-path wouldn't even work here, because NetworkManager doesn't provide a config file to OpenVPN. It uses command-line switches to configure OpenVPN. This is why not all OpenVPN configuration options are available through NetworkManager.
