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whitelightning
Asked: 2019-08-13 18:24:14 +0800 CST

Why does VPN connect at startup?

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I don't understand why my computer connects to my VPN at startup.

In searching online, I learned in the file /etc/default/openvpn you can edit whether all, some, or no vpn services will launch at startup (by uncomenting/completing these lines):

#AUTOSTART="all"
#AUTOSTART="none"
#AUTOSTART="home office"

However, when all 3 of these are commented out, my computer still connects to the VPN by default. By the way, I have one .conf file in the directory /etc/openvpn.

Are there other settings somewhere that are driving for it to connect at startup?

openvpn 18.04

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  1. Best Answer

    The file /etc/default/openvpn, try setting it this way...

    #AUTOSTART="all"
AUTOSTART="none"
#AUTOSTART="home office"

    In terminal, open nm-connection-editor and check the following setting... using your own connection profile...

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    You can also check the Startup Applications app to make sure that there are no defined VPN startups there.

    Lastly, check ~/.config/autostart to make sure there are no defined VPN startups there.

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