Cannot import OpenVPN profiles

[Josh Berkus]

Ubuntu 12.10 / Intel / ASUS Zenbook
Package: network-manager

1. receive an OpenVPN profile (ovpn and crt files) by email or download.
2. open Network Manager
3. look in vain for an "import" button or link.

What should have happened instead:

3. there should be an "import OpenVPN profile" button on the "new VPN" dialog

Prior to Unity, the gnome network manager had an "import VPN" button which allowed importing configuration files for OpenVPN and Cisco. The new Unity network manager has removed that button and not replaced it with anything. The only workaround is to install the old Gnome network manager, launch it from the command line, and use it to import the VPN profile.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Matthias Seidel (matthias-seidel-u)]

On Ubuntu 16.04 there was no import button by default.

I had manually to install:

 - network-manager-openvpn
 - network-manager-openvpn-gnome

After that there was an "import OpenVPN profile" button on the "new VPN" dialog

[DH (dave-higherform)]

Even with these packages installed, importing .ovpn files with or without "inline certificates" fails with the following dialog message:

"The file '<myfile>.ovpn' could not be read or does not contain recognized VPN connection information

Error: the plugin does not support import capability."

I suggest a priority of High considering today's security and government spying problems. This needs to just work...