"Import file" fails to import critical files

[arencambre]

Problem: When you import a new VPN connection using the Open file feature, OpenVPN fails to copy over needed files.

How to reproduce:
With Netgear routers, one may download a zip file that has the files necessary to allow OpenVPN to connect to the router's VPN service. More info is at ​ https://kb.netgear.com/23854/How-do-I-use-the-VPN-service-on-my-Nighthawk-router-with-my-Windows-client .

If you unzip the contents of the zip file, you'll see these files:

• ca.crt
• client.crt
• client.key
• client1.ovpn

The next step is to right-click on the OpenVPN systray icon and select Import file , navigate to the directory where the above four files are located, select client1.ovpn , then hit Open .

At that point, what should happen is OpenVPN should pull over that .ovpn file and other files necessary to make the VPN connection work. What actually happens is only the .ovpn file is copied over. One has to manually figure out the OpenVPN config directory and copy the remaining files over

[Selva Nair]

The import feature in the GUI is very rudimentary. It just allows you to copy an ovpn to the config directory. Patches to add a proper import functionality are most welcome.