Running OpenVPN from a console window
Abstract
First, create a config file to run OpenVPN from a console window. A sample is provided in configsample.ovpn.txt
First, create a config file. A sample is provided in \Program Files\OpenVPN\config\sample.ovpn.txt.
Edit this file and save to a .ovpn extension. Now, run OpenVPN by right-clicking on the .ovpn filename and selecting Start OpenVPN on this config file.
You can also run from a command prompt window:
openvpn --config sample.ovpn