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It would be most useful for the windows installer to be configurable, meaning that when the user receives the install, it is pre-configured to install and configure itself with the necessary parameters to connect to a particular network. Also, we are currently using a number of different files to configure each device. It might be helpful to have a standard for packaging all configuration options into one file. I would suggest something like the below: a gzip compressed tar naming format could be: [devicename].ovpnZ where the [devicename] is replaced with the actual intended device name (e.g.. MyCompany.ovpnZ) inside the tar would be a config file named either [devicename].ovpn or configuration.ovpn also inside the tar would be all other files referenced in the .ovpn file additionally, I suggest that --config [devicename].ovpnZ would be a intuitive way of using the .ovpnZ file and storing the .ovpnZ file in the config directory should have the expected behavior for the windows nt service. A helper application that would open a simple installation wizard when the execution of an .ovpnZ file was attempted would round out an interesting way of automating openvpn configuration. Tasks that the helper application would need to perform would be: optionally reading a install.inf file located in the .ovpnZ file that would allow for a zero user intervention install (other than a user confirmation message and maybe a GNU license agreement.) move the .ovpnZ file to the standard place where .ovpnZ files are stored. deal with collisions by either enumerating the device name in both the .opvnZ and the enclosed .ovpn file names or optionally replace the original with the new. ask for and use if necessary a username and password that should be used to elevate permissions add devices add/change client firewall rules bring up the vpn connection report success/failure to user and/or vpn administrator via email and/or http post (should include installation logs) Any comments/suggestion are welcome. ____________________________________________ Openvpn-users mailing list Openvpn-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users |