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English Forums => 26.1, 26,4 Series => Topic started by: LisaMT on March 16, 2026, 04:41:48 PM

Title: OPENvpn settings
Post by: LisaMT on March 16, 2026, 04:41:48 PM
I've been using openvpn for a while fine.  Today I was having a client issue and found out the way clients are setup has been VERY much changed.

Under VPN/client export I see my original vpn setting called 'LisaVPNclient' where I can export it.  What I don't find is a way to EDIT that client settings.

Google says opnsense now uses 'instances' for clients, so I started another client in there, but when I go to export it, the new instance does not show up. 
So, where do we now export these new client 'instance'? 
How can I edit existing clients that are show on the export page?
Title: Re: OPENvpn settings
Post by: viragomann on March 17, 2026, 02:06:08 PM
Not clear, what exactly you're requesting here.
Do you run an OpenVPN server or a client? Both are configured in instances.

You cannot export clients, but only client config files to connect to servers you've set up.
Title: Re: OPENvpn settings
Post by: LisaMT on March 27, 2026, 01:15:28 AM
My opnsense is a server, and when I travel I can connect to the OpenVPN server with my OpenVPN client config.  All using Ubuntu  24.04. 
Keep in mind the OpenVPN still works fine, but in Opnsense there's no longer a way to generate client configs and export them.  YES I can create a new client config as an 'instance', but there doesn't seem to be a way to export that into a file that can be imported into NetworkManager.
In the previous opnsense version the client config/export worked great. 
Title: Re: OPENvpn settings
Post by: sorano on March 27, 2026, 08:17:14 AM
Quote from: LisaMT on March 27, 2026, 01:15:28 AMMy opnsense is a server, and when I travel I can connect to the OpenVPN server with my OpenVPN client config.  All using Ubuntu  24.04. 
Keep in mind the OpenVPN still works fine, but in Opnsense there's no longer a way to generate client configs and export them.  YES I can create a new client config as an 'instance', but there doesn't seem to be a way to export that into a file that can be imported into NetworkManager.
In the previous opnsense version the client config/export worked great. 

I can export client configs perfectly fine from VPN: OpenVPN: Client Export.

Could it be that your OpenVPN server is still under legacy config?
If so you should recreate the OpenVPN server with the modern design and remove the os-openvpn-legacy plugin.