networkmanager-openvpn should be installed for managing OpenVPN via GUI on Arch Linux.
I added configuration for my OpenVPN connection but it was not connecting via GUI without any error message. I was able to connect using openvpn command.
I checked the log with
journalctl | grep NetworkManager
and I noticed
(gnome-control-center:6433): libnm-glib-WARNING **: Device activation failed: The VPN service ‘org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn’ was not installed.
Restarting Networkmanager…
sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager.service
solved this issue.
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