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Bug 795601 - config import (.ovpn) file with spaces (or special characters) don't work
config import (.ovpn) file with spaces (or special characters) don't work
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: NetworkManager
Classification: Platform
Component: VPN: openvpn
1.8.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: NetworkManager maintainer(s)
NetworkManager maintainer(s)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2018-04-27 10:55 UTC by François Kooman
Modified: 2020-11-12 14:32 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
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Description François Kooman 2018-04-27 10:55:37 UTC
If you try to import an .ovpn file with a space in the file name it doesn't work.

For example, the cert is stored fine on the file system (with space), but when NetworkManager tries to establish the VPN connection it tries to find the file with an encoded space, %20, which obviously doesn't work...

It seems the filename is URL encoded which probably shouldn't be done...
Comment 2 François Kooman 2018-05-04 13:05:51 UTC
Not yet fixed on Fedora 28, but I guess it will be in one of the upcoming updates! Thanks!


[fkooman@localhost ~]$ rpm -q libnma
libnma-1.8.10-2.fc28.2.x86_64
[fkooman@localhost ~]$ rpm -aq | grep -i NetworkManager
NetworkManager-adsl-1.10.6-2.fc28.x86_64
NetworkManager-ssh-1.2.7-3.fc28.x86_64
NetworkManager-vpnc-gnome-1.2.4-7.fc28.x86_64
NetworkManager-openvpn-gnome-1.8.2-1.fc28.x86_64
NetworkManager-bluetooth-1.10.6-2.fc28.x86_64
NetworkManager-pptp-gnome-1.2.6-1.fc28.x86_64
NetworkManager-pptp-1.2.6-1.fc28.x86_64
NetworkManager-openconnect-1.2.4-9.fc28.x86_64
NetworkManager-libnm-1.10.6-2.fc28.x86_64
NetworkManager-team-1.10.6-2.fc28.x86_64
NetworkManager-vpnc-1.2.4-7.fc28.x86_64
NetworkManager-wwan-1.10.6-2.fc28.x86_64
NetworkManager-wifi-1.10.6-2.fc28.x86_64
NetworkManager-openvpn-1.8.2-1.fc28.x86_64
NetworkManager-config-connectivity-fedora-1.10.6-2.fc28.noarch
NetworkManager-ssh-gnome-1.2.7-3.fc28.x86_64
NetworkManager-openconnect-gnome-1.2.4-9.fc28.x86_64
NetworkManager-1.10.6-2.fc28.x86_64
[fkooman@localhost ~]$
Comment 3 André Klapper 2020-11-12 14:32:38 UTC
bugzilla.gnome.org is being shut down in favor of a GitLab instance. 
We are closing all old bug reports and feature requests in GNOME Bugzilla which have not seen updates for a long time.

If you still use NetworkManager and if you still see this bug / want this feature in a recent and supported version of NetworkManager, then please feel free to report it at https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/issues/

Thank you for creating this report and we are sorry it could not be implemented (workforce and time is unfortunately limited).