Hi all, we have to use a openvpn connexion with no username/password just x509 certificates Options needed are the following here the configuration : ( there's no value for the ta-key cert and direction is wrong 2 instead of 1 ) tab required settings gateway : vpn.ioda,net Connect type : x509 certificates CA file : ca_public.pem Certificate : c-3po..pem Key : c-3po.ukey.pm tab optionnl settings Gateway port : auto use lzo compression checked use tcp connection not-checked use tap connection not-checked tab optionnal security Cipher : AES-256-CBC Hmac : SHA-1 tab optionnal TLS settings ( you need to click on the right > in order to see it ) check : use additionnal tls authentification key : ta-key.pem Key direction : 1 ( for client , 0 is normally serveur ) no other value possible here the resulted config file : which is incomplete [connection] autoconnect=false icon=nm-vpn-connecting13 id=ioda-VPN timestamp=-4713,1,1,0,0,0 type=vpn uuid={3beb3f70-bcc3-436c-a13f-a487511f7665} [vpn] Data=auth,SHA1,ca,file:///home/bruno/.openvpn/ioda_ca.public.pem,cert,file:///home/bruno/.openvpn/c-3po.pem,cipher,AES-256-CBC,comp-lzo,yes,connection-type,tls,key,file:///home/bruno/.openvpn/c-3po.ukey.pem,proto-tcp,no,remote,vpn.ioda.net,ta-dir,2,tap-dev,no PluginName=networkmanagement_openvpnui ServiceType=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn UserName= here the result in NetworkManager.log when we try to setup the connexion. ep 23 07:53:48 c-3po NetworkManager: <info> Starting VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn'... Sep 23 07:53:48 c-3po NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn), PID 32749 Sep 23 07:53:48 c-3po NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn' just appeared, activating connections Sep 23 07:53:48 c-3po NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 3 Sep 23 07:53:48 c-3po NetworkManager: <info> VPN connection 'sigeom-VPN' (Connect) reply received. Sep 23 07:53:48 c-3po NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_vpn_connection_connect_cb(): VPN connection 'sigeom-VPN' failed to connect: 'invalid integer property 'ta-dir' or out of range [0 -> 1]'. Sep 23 07:53:48 c-3po NetworkManager: <WARN> connection_state_changed(): Could not process the request because no VPN connection was active. Sep 23 07:53:48 c-3po NetworkManager: <debug> [1253685228.068716] run_netconfig(): Spawning '/sbin/netconfig modify --service NetworkManager' Sep 23 07:53:48 c-3po NetworkManager: <debug> [1253685228.085836] write_to_netconfig(): Writing to netconfig: INTERFACE='eth0' Sep 23 07:53:48 c-3po NetworkManager: <debug> [1253685228.086139] write_to_netconfig(): Writing to netconfig: DNSSEARCH='vellerat.ioda.net vellerat.ioda.net' Sep 23 07:53:48 c-3po NetworkManager: <debug> [1253685228.086338] write_to_netconfig(): Writing to netconfig: DNSSERVERS='192.168.105.129 213.251.137.104 213.251.136.104' Sep 23 07:53:48 c-3po NetworkManager: <info> Clearing nscd hosts cache. Sep 23 07:53:48 c-3po NetworkManager: <info> Policy set 'System eth0' (eth0) as default for routing and DNS. Sep 23 07:54:00 c-3po NetworkManager: <debug> [1253685240.074873] ensure_killed(): waiting for vpn service pid 32749 to exit Sep 23 07:54:00 c-3po NetworkManager: <debug> [1253685240.075062] ensure_killed(): vpn service pid 32749 cleaned up here the list of used packages ( today updated ) NetworkManager-0.7.0.r4359-15.2.2 NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0.r4359-15.2.2 NetworkManager-pptp-0.7.0.r4274-2.9 NetworkManager-vpnc-kde4-0.9.svn1023237-108.1 NetworkManager-kde4-lang-0.9.svn1023237-108.1 cnetworkmanager-0.8.0.1-0.1.1 NetworkManager-openvpn-0.7.0.r4274-1.21 NetworkManager-pptp-gnome-0.7.0.r4274-2.9 NetworkManager-kde4-libs-0.9.svn1023237-108.1 NetworkManager-openvpn-kde4-0.9.svn1023237-108.1 NetworkManager-kde4-0.9.svn1023237-108.1 NetworkManager-vpnc-0.7.0.r4274-1.23 on a opensuse 11.1 with kde factory. I will give it a try also on the 11.2 M7 test machine this afternoon. -- Bruno Friedmann Ioda-Net Sàrl 2830 Vellerat - Switzerland -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-kde+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-kde+help@opensuse.org