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Hello everybody,

I'm using openvpn as client with two config files belove.


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Openvpn version 2.4.11

I use all other option as CLI parameters. I want to use this two as CLI parameters too so I do not need to create config file at all.

I tried --ca --pkcs12 --cert parameters but VPN connection always failed but I can establish VPN with these 2 config file.

Is there any example for these 2 parameters?

Thanks in advance.

The parameter to a command line option like --ca is /path/to/filename.foo

Hi em,

I guess what you want is to do the whole thing in a command line, with none of --config nor --ca nor --cert as separate files? I don't think this is possible. You could perhaps try some bash(1) (or other script language) magic with creating special file descriptors.

You mentioned using two config files. If the goal is to consolidate those into one, sure, you can do that. No point in having inline sections in separate files, just concatenate them into newfile, and call them as: regards, rob0

Thanks for your answers,

I don't want to use --config file but I can use --ca or --cert or any other one. Currently I could use command line parameter all my configs but <pkcs12> and <ca>.

I use <pkcs12> parameter in config file, OR
I use <ca> parameter if I use smart card.

I actually need format of file which is used with --ca or --cert

emrehan wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:43 pm

I actually need format of file which is used with --ca or --cert

PEM.

Currently this one works
openvpn.exe --config conf1.ovpn
with this conf


But I want to use it as
openvpn.exe --pkcs12 conf1 OR
openvpn.exe --ca conf1 OR
openvpn.exe --key conf1 OR
openvpn.exe --cert conf1

I tried them all with this file


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all failed.

emrehan wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:01 am

But I want

Doesn't work that way.

TinCanTech wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 05, 2022 12:03 pm

emrehan wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:01 am

But I want

Doesn't work that way.

Ok

Problem not solved.

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