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English Forums => 25.1, 25.4 Production Series => Topic started by: pboe on February 18, 2025, 10:24:22 PM

Title: No more option to create a certificate on adding a new user
Post by: pboe on February 18, 2025, 10:24:22 PM
Hi,
on former versions of opnsense it was possible to create a client certificate once you added a new user.
On 25.1.1 the option is missing.
Documentation still has the checkbox to automatically create a certificate:
https://docs.opnsense.org/manual/how-tos/user-local.html

Is this an bug or an outdated documentation and if the latter what's the new procedure to create a new OpenVPN user?

Best Regards,
Paul 
Title: Re: No more option to create a certificate on adding a new user
Post by: dirtyfreebooter on February 19, 2025, 12:02:15 AM
outdated documentation, go out to the user list and one of the icon/actions is to create a cert for user
Title: Re: No more option to create a certificate on adding a new user
Post by: pboe on February 19, 2025, 07:09:40 AM
In the user list I have only icons for searching existing certificates and creatng an API Key which is not what i need.
The search icon is just a link to System->Trust->Certificates.
Title: Re: No more option to create a certificate on adding a new user
Post by: zZz on February 20, 2025, 07:22:54 AM
Hi pboe,

it took me many hours with questions in my head like "Am I so stupid or blind?" & "Have I broken my installation?".
After I saw your post, I was happy, I'm not alone! And I tried it again. ;)

After pressing "Search certificates by username" you have a new window with no certificates (its a new user). Simply press "+" to add a new cert.

This should probably mentioned somewhere.

have a nice day
zZz
Title: Re: No more option to create a certificate on adding a new user
Post by: Patrick M. Hausen on February 20, 2025, 07:39:34 AM
Change "Search" to "Manage", maybe?
Title: Re: No more option to create a certificate on adding a new user
Post by: zZz on February 20, 2025, 08:09:46 AM
Yeah, that would probably help. After "search" I dont expect, that I can add a new one there. "manage" might be better because it implies editing.
Title: Re: No more option to create a certificate on adding a new user
Post by: bandit8623 on March 06, 2025, 10:18:17 PM
yes super confusing.  also why get rid of create cert while making user?

this is a downgrade