Export Tunnelblick config does not work

[jole...@gmail.com]

Hi,

I am trying to export the Tunnelblick config with all vpn connections from my Macbook Pro to my iMac but after I click export and type the creds nothing happens. I cant see any files saved or offered to be saved. Is the export config file saved someplace automatically by default?

I am on latest stable version 3.8.1 for MacOS.

Thanks,

[Tunnelblick developer]

The "Export Tunnelblick Setup" button should show a spinning "working" graphic while the export is being done. It will create a compressed file on your Desktop, named "Tunneblick Setup [date and time].tar.gz. The file is compressed for easy and fast transfer to another Mac.

On the target Mac, first install Tunnelblick. Then double-click the file, which will expand it into a file named "Tunnelblick Setup [date and time].tblkSetup. Double-click that .tblkSetup file to import the setup.

[jole...@gmail.com]

Ah! Excellent. I did not see the files. They were on my desktop already. Thanks for the tip!

[jole...@gmail.com]

I tested this and it does not work if you have any existing VPN connections in Tunnelblick on the target machine. I will try removing them and then import. 

On Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 10:02:29 AM UTC-6, Tunnelblick developer wrote:

[Tunnelblick developer]

What doesn't work? Can you provide more details about what you expect and what happens?

(For example, are you trying to replace configurations or add new ones?)

[jole...@gmail.com]

The import does not work. After I extract the config file and run it I get a password prompt and nothing gets imported after. I have 3 existing connections on the iMac that I need to import more and after i follow the above instructions nothing happens. 

[Tunnelblick developer]

Do the imported configurations have the same names as the existing configurations? In that situation, Tunnelblick replaces the existing configurations with the imported configurations. It doesn't create "new" configurations.

[Goran Jordanov]

Some are the same yes, but also it will not import the ones that dont exist on the new machine. For e.g I have 16 connections on the Macbook , but I only have 4 connections on the iMac. If the import replaces the existing ones that have the same name the ones that dont exist (12) are not imported,. I will clean up this afternoon and try fresh clean and see what happens. Thanks.

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[Tunnelblick developer]

Look in the system log for the time period when you're trying to import:

1. Open the /Applications/Utilities/Console application.
2. Select "system.log" in the list on the left.
3. Type "tunnelblick" in the filter box and press the return key.
4. Click "Action", then "Clear" to clear the display.
5. Try the import.
   

On Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 12:27:46 PM UTC-5, Goran Jordanov wrote:

Some are the same yes, but also it will not import the ones that dont exist on the new machine. For e.g I have 16 connections on the Macbook , but I only have 4 connections on the iMac. If the import replaces the existing ones that have the same name the ones that dont exist (12) are not imported,. I will clean up this afternoon and try fresh clean and see what happens. Thanks.

On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 10:48 AM Tunnelblick developer <> wrote:

Do the imported configurations have the same names as the existing configurations? In that situation, Tunnelblick replaces the existing configurations with the imported configurations. It doesn't create "new" configurations.

On Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 11:33:21 AM UTC-5,<> wrote:

The import does not work. After I extract the config file and run it I get a password prompt and nothing gets imported after. I have 3 existing connections on the iMac that I need to import more and after i follow the above instructions nothing happens. 

On Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 10:13:06 AM UTC-6, Tunnelblick developer wrote:

What doesn't work? Can you provide more details about what you expect and what happens?

(For example, are you trying to replace configurations or add new ones?)

On Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 11:09:14 AM UTC-5, <> wrote:

I tested this and it does not work if you have any existing VPN connections in Tunnelblick on the target machine. I will try removing them and then import. 

On Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 10:02:29 AM UTC-6, Tunnelblick developer wrote:

The "Export Tunnelblick Setup" button should show a spinning "working" graphic while the export is being done. It will create a compressed file on your Desktop, named "Tunneblick Setup [date and time].tar.gz. The file is compressed for easy and fast transfer to another Mac.

On the target Mac, first install Tunnelblick. Then double-click the file, which will expand it into a file named "Tunnelblick Setup [date and time].tblkSetup. Double-click that .tblkSetup file to import the setup.

On Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 10:55:02 AM UTC-5,<> wrote:

Hi,

I am trying to export the Tunnelblick config with all vpn connections from my Macbook Pro to my iMac but after I click export and type the creds nothing happens. I cant see any files saved or offered to be saved. Is the export config file saved someplace automatically by default?

I am on latest stable version 3.8.1 for MacOS.

Thanks,

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[jole...@gmail.com]

Import was successful. Thanks again for your help.

[Tunnelblick developer]

@jolebole - To help others, can you describe the problem you found, and how you fixed it? Include relevant log entries if possible. Thanks.

On Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 10:32:26 AM UTC-5, <> wrote:

Import was successful. Thanks again for your help.

On Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 11:39:06 AM UTC-6, Tunnelblick developer wrote:

Look in the system log for the time period when you're trying to import:

1. Open the /Applications/Utilities/Console application.
2. Select "system.log" in the list on the left.
3. Type "tunnelblick" in the filter box and press the return key.
4. Click "Action", then "Clear" to clear the display.
5. Try the import.
   

On Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 12:27:46 PM UTC-5, Goran Jordanov wrote:

Some are the same yes, but also it will not import the ones that dont exist on the new machine. For e.g I have 16 connections on the Macbook , but I only have 4 connections on the iMac. If the import replaces the existing ones that have the same name the ones that dont exist (12) are not imported,. I will clean up this afternoon and try fresh clean and see what happens. Thanks.

On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 10:48 AM Tunnelblick developer <> wrote:

Do the imported configurations have the same names as the existing configurations? In that situation, Tunnelblick replaces the existing configurations with the imported configurations. It doesn't create "new" configurations.

On Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 11:33:21 AM UTC-5,<> wrote:

The import does not work. After I extract the config file and run it I get a password prompt and nothing gets imported after. I have 3 existing connections on the iMac that I need to import more and after i follow the above instructions nothing happens. 

On Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 10:13:06 AM UTC-6, Tunnelblick developer wrote:

What doesn't work? Can you provide more details about what you expect and what happens?

(For example, are you trying to replace configurations or add new ones?)

On Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 11:09:14 AM UTC-5, <> wrote:

I tested this and it does not work if you have any existing VPN connections in Tunnelblick on the target machine. I will try removing them and then import. 

On Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 10:02:29 AM UTC-6, Tunnelblick developer wrote:

The "Export Tunnelblick Setup" button should show a spinning "working" graphic while the export is being done. It will create a compressed file on your Desktop, named "Tunnelblick Setup [date and time].tar.gz. The file is compressed for easy and fast transfer to another Mac.