---
name: "openvpn3-as"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "openvpn3-client"
version: "24.1+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/openvpn3-as"
---

# openvpn3-as(1)

OpenVPN 3 Access Server Profile Downloader

## NAME

openvpn3-as - OpenVPN 3 Access Server Profile Downloader

## SYNOPSIS

```
openvpn3-as [ OPTIONS ] URL
openvpn3-as -h | --help
```

## DESCRIPTION

This utility can download a configuration profile directly from an OpenVPN Access Server.  It requires an URL to the Access Server and will query the user for authentication credentials before connecting to the server.

## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help**

  show this help message and exit

- **--autologin**

  Download the auto-login profile (default: **user-login** profile).  The auto-login profile will not ask the user for credentials before connecting to the Access Server, but this feature may not be available for all user profiles.

- **--systemd-start**

  Start the downloaded profile automatically after downloading it, using the systemd **openvpn3-sessions@.service** unit file; see the **openvpn3-systemd**(1) man page for details.  Enabling this will also start this unit file at boot.  This requires **openvpn3-as** to be run as **root**.

- **--impersistent**

  Do not import the configuration profile as a persistent profile (default: **persistent**)

- **--name** *CONFIG-NAME*

  Override the automatically generated profile name (default: **AS:$servername**)

- **--owner** *USERNAME*

  Transfer the ownership of the downloaded configuration profile to **USERNAME**.  This requires **openvpn3-as** to be run as **root**.  This is useful when used together with **--systemd-start**.

- **--username** *USERNAME*

  Username to use for OpenVPN Access Server login

- **--insecure-certs**

  Accept invalid and potentially insecure TLS server certificates.  This is typically needed if the Access Server uses a self-signed certificate or issued by a Certificate Authority not known by the system.  Use this feature carefully.

## SEE ALSO

[**openvpn**(8)](/openvpn/8.md) [**openvpn3**(1)](/openvpn3/1.md) [**openvpn3-config-manage**(1)](/openvpn3-config-manage/1.md) [**openvpn3-configs-list**(1)](/openvpn3-configs-list/1.md)