admin:openvpn

OpenVPN administration

Error message(s):

OPTIONS ERROR: failed to negotiate cipher with server.  Add the server's cipher ('AES-256-CBC') to --data-ciphers (currently 'AES-256-GCM:AES-128-GCM:CHACHA20-POLY1305') if you want to connect to this server.

Resolution (for NetworkManager):

  1. add following to the VPN connection file (/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/XXX.nmconnection)
    data-ciphers=AES-256-CBC
  2. reload the connection
    sudo nmcli connection reload
  • Last modified: 2023-06-05 07:33