specified file has to have .ovpn extension

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Porfavorio
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specified file has to have .ovpn extension

Post by Porfavorio » Mon May 02, 2022 5:58 pm

Hello,

followlng the tutorial at https://openvpn.net/vpn-server-resource ... emon-mode/ when trying to specify a config file I receive the following message:

specified file has to have .ovpn extension

I checked the path many times and tried with %ProgramFiles% as well as clear name and of course the file is .ovpn and can be used to connect successfully.

Are there any hints on this?

Porfavorio
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Re: specified file has to have .ovpn extension

Post by Porfavorio » Thu May 05, 2022 5:45 pm

Nobody having an idea about this?

TinCanTech
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Re: specified file has to have .ovpn extension

Post by TinCanTech » Thu May 05, 2022 7:10 pm

Maybe the file actually has a hidden '.txt' file extension :geek:

Porfavorio
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Re: specified file has to have .ovpn extension

Post by Porfavorio » Thu May 05, 2022 9:26 pm

Its name is *.ovpn and I can use it as such and connect. How could it be a *.txt-file?

TinCanTech
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Re: specified file has to have .ovpn extension

Post by TinCanTech » Thu May 05, 2022 9:42 pm

Maybe it is '.mpeg' .. who knows ?

Porfavorio
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Re: specified file has to have .ovpn extension

Post by Porfavorio » Thu May 05, 2022 11:00 pm

Stupid me. I didn't have to use the full path as described but only the file name as ovpnconnector.exe is in the same directory as the .ovpn. Maybe one could add this to the tutorial as this is probably not such a rare happening?

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Re: specified file has to have .ovpn extension

Post by TinCanTech » Fri May 06, 2022 7:39 am

Sounds like a bug.

Porfavorio
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Re: specified file has to have .ovpn extension

Post by Porfavorio » Fri May 06, 2022 6:38 pm

Maybe it's a fly instead.

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