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

# openvpn3(1)

OpenVPN 3 Linux - Management Command Line Interface

## NAME

openvpn3 - OpenVPN 3 Linux - Management Command Line Interface

## SYNOPSIS

```
openvpn3 [ COMMAND ] [ OPTIONS ]
openvpn3 [ COMMAND ] -h | --help
openvpn3 -h | --help | help
```

## DESCRIPTION

The **openvpn3** utility is the main management tool for managing and configuring OpenVPN configuration profiles as well as VPN sessions.

This utility is based upon a "command" approach, where the first argument to **openvpn3** will always be a command operator.  Each of the available commands have their own set of options.

## COMMANDS

- **version**

  Show OpenVPN 3 version information

### Configuration management

- **config-import**

  Import configuration profiles

- **config-manage**

  Manage configuration properties

- **config-acl**

  Manage access control lists for configurations

- **config-dump**

  Show/dump a configuration profile

- **config-remove**

  Remove an available configuration profile

- **configs-list**

  List all available configuration profiles

### Session management

- **session-start**

  Start a new VPN session

- **session-manage**

  Manage VPN sessions

- **session-auth**

  See and interact with on-going session authentication

- **session-acl**

  Manage access control lists for sessions

- **session-stats**

  Show session statistics

- **sessions-list**

  List available VPN sessions

### Log commands

- **log**

  Receive log events as they occur

## SEE ALSO

[**openvpn2**(1)](/openvpn2/1.md) [**openvpn3-admin**(8)](/openvpn3-admin/8.md) [**openvpn3-config-acl**(1)](/openvpn3-config-acl/1.md) [**openvpn3-config-dump**(1)](/openvpn3-config-dump/1.md) [**openvpn3-config-import**(1)](/openvpn3-config-import/1.md) [**openvpn3-config-manage**(1)](/openvpn3-config-manage/1.md) [**openvpn3-config-remove**(1)](/openvpn3-config-remove/1.md) [**openvpn3-configs-list**(1)](/openvpn3-configs-list/1.md) [**openvpn3-log**(1)](/openvpn3-log/1.md) [**openvpn3-session-acl**(1)](/openvpn3-session-acl/1.md) [**openvpn3-session-auth**(1)](/openvpn3-session-auth/1.md) [**openvpn3-session-manage**(1)](/openvpn3-session-manage/1.md) [**openvpn3-session-start**(1)](/openvpn3-session-start/1.md) [**openvpn3-session-stats**(1)](/openvpn3-session-stats/1.md) [**openvpn3-sessions-list**(1)](/openvpn3-sessions-list/1.md)