(This would only show up in the git-master version of OpenVPN that Tunnelblick 3.6beta versions include. Among the things that were proposed were to allow specification of a username but not a password, and that **might** mean that OpenVPN would no longer ask for both. ![]() There are two situations, and two slightly different dialog. It can be and usually would be the same ones that were used to install Tunnelblick in the first place, and to install the update that you apparently recently made. There were also some changes proposed (again, I don't know if they were accepted) having to do with the changeover to use systemd, that had to do with username/passwords. Tunnelblick is asking for the username and password of a computer administrator for your Mac. However, there have been some changes recently proposed (I'm not sure they were accepted) that would allow the username and password to be held in a file (previously that ability had to be enabled at the time OpenVPN was built because it is such a security risk they decided that since most Linux distributions did that, they would just enable it by default). You’ll then see a dialog asking you if you want to launch Tunnelblick now. ![]() (An empty password is OK and works as expected. Type your username and password, and then click OK. If Tunnelblick sends OpeNVPN an empty username, OpenVPN seems to ignore it - it doesn't send the empty username on to the server and tell Tunnelblick it has done that, and it doesn't tell Tunnelblick that there is any problem or ask Tunnelblick for the username again. ![]() OpenVPN asks for only one item at a time, but instead of Tunnelblick asking the user for them separately, Tunnelblick asks for both because OpenVPN always asks for both. An approval of the installation by entering your Mac username and password. ![]() As to asking only for a password, it is tricky and may be in flux.
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