OpenVPN connections should allow username and password

[Gregory Opera]

When configuring a VPN connection, there is no "username" field in which to enter one's username (an e-mail address, in my case).

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Reproduce:
- Access the VPN settings (Apps Scope-->System Settings-->VPN-->Add Manual Configuration...).
- Attempt to enter username.

Result:
- There is no field in which to enter one's username.

Expectation:
- To be able to specify a username for one's VPN connection, as per their respective VPN subscription.

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bq Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition:
* OS build number: OTA-10
* Ubuntu Image part: 20160401.1
* Ubuntu build description: Ubuntu 15.04 - armhf (20160401-184657)
* Device Image part: 20160329-a9bacdb
* Device build description: VEGETA01A-S23A_BQ_L100EN_2011_160401
* Customization Image part: 20160324--36-54-vivid

[Jonas G. Drange (jonas-drange)]

Thanks, Gregory. Is this an OpenVPN configuration you are adding or some other type? We only support OpenVPN at the moment.

[Gregory Opera (gregoryopera)]

It's an OpenVPN configuration, using the settings provided by my VPN service provider (a commercial, subscription-based service)...

My VPN service provider went through the settings with me one-by-one and confirmed what I suspected - that there should be a field to type-in my username (an e-mail address in my case).

[Jonas G. Drange (jonas-drange)]

Right, thanks for confirming. I see it now [1].

[1] --auth-user-pass [up]

[tuxboson (tpayer)]

Affects to me too. To access my openvpn server additional to ca.crt, user.crt and user.key username and password credentials have to be able to offer. Hope there is a sloution in near time!
Thanks

[Jonas G. Drange (jonas-drange)]

Added c-d-s-i project for visibility.

If the backend is ready, (Pete?), the solution for this is quite simple: we add it to the spec and add it to ubuntu-settings-components.

[Pete Woods (pete-woods)]

Pretty sure it is. When using the developer UI, all functionality of the backed is there. i.e. auth using:
* cert only
* username, password and cert
* username and password
* static keys

[Pat McGowan (pat-mcgowan)]

Be nice to complete the implementation

[Will Atwood (skyflyer)]

If possible, show the generated config file and allow for custom edits. A way to verify the config might be crucial to some.

[Jonas G. Drange (jonas-drange)]

@skyflyer, you can look at the NM config file, but I wouldn't recommend trying to edit those files? Why would you need to do this? Maybe we could cater for this use case in the spec/UI.

@tpayer or gregoryopera: do you have a chance to test silo 8? A silo is a PPA, but there are risks involved in testing, so it's okay if you don't have a chance.

[Gregory Opera (gregoryopera)]

I'd rather not if I don't have to, @ jonas-drange, a my E5 HD Ubuntu Edition is my "daily driver" and relied upon for work... If you *really* need me to I will, however.

[Jonas G. Drange (jonas-drange)]

On 26 April 2016 at 00:08, Gregory Opera <email address hidden> wrote:

> I'd rather not if I don't have to, @ jonas-drange, a my E5 HD Ubuntu
> Edition is my "daily driver" and relied upon for work... If you *really*
> need me to I will, however.
>

​Then you definitely shouldn't test it. Thanks anyway, Gregory. We'll
manage.​

[Will Atwood (skyflyer)]

Sometimes it is necessary to create a generated config file that has more options than the gui will allow. Without having to drop to the command line, it would be nice to allow for custom options to be incorporated and then be able to view config to verify everything looks correct. I think this feature would make the GUI so much more powerful, yet be easy to manage.

[Will Atwood (skyflyer)]

Attached screen shot show "Custom Options" under the "Advanced" tab for Openvpn app. Convient way to add unusual options to config. For example: auth-retry nointeract, key-method 2, explicit-exit-notify 3, fragment 1400, preresolve just to list a few. There are just too many options for the GUI to list.

[Will Atwood (skyflyer)]

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-openvpn/+bug/606365

Looks like NM is getting close to client.ovpn import capabilities. Seems like that is a much needed feature in Ubuntu Touch, especially for corporate users. This may be a way to solve some of the gui issues mentioned in previous post.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-settings-components - 0.7+16.04.20160427-0ubuntu1

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ubuntu-settings-components (0.7+16.04.20160427-0ubuntu1) xenial; urgency=medium

  [ CI Train Bot ]
  * Resync trunk.

  [ jonas-drange ]
  * Make Cancel/Ok buttons visible always Add support for TLS, Password,
    Password+TLS and Static auth types. (LP: #1558531, #1567389)

 -- <email address hidden> (Jonas G. Drange) Wed, 27 Apr 2016 12:32:16 +0000