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Oxwivi
Asked: 2011-03-05 22:22:49 +0800 CST

Where are VPN configuration files imported by Network Manager saved?

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I've imported an OpenVPN configuration file that behaves differently when trying to connect from Network Manager and command line. I would like to see what the imported configuration file looks like.

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    12.04 onwards

    Connection information is stored in the directory:

    /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections

    Note: This directory stores other connection information such as wifi connections.

    Pre 12.04

    In Kubuntu, network-manager-openvpn-kde saves its profiles to:

    ~/.kde/share/apps/networkmanagement/connections/

    In Ubuntu, network-manager-openvpn-gnome saves its profiles to:

    ~/.gconf/system/networking/connections/

    (VPN settings are in ~/.gconf/system/networking/connections/*/vpn/%gconf.xml)

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  2. Yes, in Ubuntu 12.04 and later the config settings are stored in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections -- except, when someone didn't migrate the connection information out of an older .conf file and continued using that .conf file instead. In that case, the settings are in /home/USER/.gcm/gcm.conf

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