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How to create a script that will connect to a specific network

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Using the integrated Network Manager, I created a new VPN Connection, called 'My VPN'. When I click it, it connects - great.

Now I need to automate it a bit. Is it possible to write a script which will connect to that specific connection by name, or whatever? Once it's connected, I want to start up my browser...

Using Ubuntu 14 x64

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answered 3 Years ago brasiplacar · Accepted Answer

First add the credentials in the connection configuration file, look for a file in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections called "MyVPN" and add the following section:

[vpn-secrets]

password=my_vpn_password

Then add password-flags=0 and secret-flags=0 into the [vpn] section.

Now you can easily create a connection to your new VPN with nmcli:

nmcli con up id 'My VPN'

Note that you may need to open the VPN configuration from the NetworkManager applet and save it from there to allow command-line connections.