You got a problem: windows10 could connect a .ovpn file, but fedora38 cannot connect to the server check system log, every system has every log file https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/viewing-logs/ check log file for Fedora 38 journalctl | grep openvpn | tail -n 30 so, bing.com search this: AUTH_FAILED,Data channel cipher negotiation failed (no shared cipher) https://forum.hackthebox.com/t/openvpn-issues-data-channel-cipher-negotiation-failed-no-shared-cipher/260307 I am having an issue with my .ovpn credentials, for some reason when I tried connecting this morning using my credentials I am getting the error: "2022-06-29 08:40:44 AUTH: Received control message: AUTH_FAILED,Data channel cipher negotiation failed (no shared cipher) " Is anyone else having this issue, or know of a fix? rdre8: Edit your downloaded ovpn file, replace ‘cipher AES-128-CBC’with ‘data-ciphers-fallback AES-128-CBC’ i do not know what is it really mean, just change the ciper code it has done it is amazing, does not?