Excessive Disk Activity, writing to config.json file

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  • kindacute
    Junior Member
    • May 2024
    • 2

    Excessive Disk Activity, writing to config.json file

    My OpenVPN client constantly writes config file. This leads to excessive disk data write:
    Click image for larger version  Name:	Screenshot 2024-05-15 at 12.51.25.png Views:	0 Size:	56.2 KB ID:	202Output of fs_usage -f filesys:

    Code:
    12:57:12 open sers/maksim.belinskiy/Library/Application Support/OpenVPN Connect/config.json 0.000033 ThumbnailExt
    12:57:12 chown .belinskiy/Library/Application Support/OpenVPN Connect/config.json.1093183633 0.000081 OpenVPN Conn
    12:57:12 chmod .belinskiy/Library/Application Support/OpenVPN Connect/config.json.1093183633 0.000025 OpenVPN Conn
    12:57:12 rename .belinskiy/Library/Application Support/OpenVPN Connect/config.json.1093183633 0.000401 OpenVPN Conn
    12:57:12 open sers/maksim.belinskiy/Library/Application Support/OpenVPN Connect/config.json 0.000068 OpenVPN Conn
    12:57:12 lstat64 sers/maksim.belinskiy/Library/Application Support/OpenVPN Connect/config.json 0.000008 OpenVPN Conn
    12:57:12 stat64 sers/maksim.belinskiy/Library/Application Support/OpenVPN Connect/config.json 0.000008 OpenVPN Conn
    12:57:12 open m.belinskiy/Library/Application Support/OpenVPN Connect/config.json.901214313 0.000169 OpenVPN Conn
    12:57:12 WrData[A] m.belinskiy/Library/Application Support/OpenVPN Connect/config.json.901214313 0.000498 W OpenVPN Conn
    12:57:12 WrData[A] m.belinskiy/Library/Application Support/OpenVPN Connect/config.json.901214313 0.000473 W OpenVPN Conn
    12:57:12 chown m.belinskiy/Library/Application Support/OpenVPN Connect/config.json.901214313 0.000067 OpenVPN Conn
    12:57:12 chmod m.belinskiy/Library/Application Support/OpenVPN Connect/config.json.901214313 0.000027 OpenVPN Conn
    12:57:12 rename m.belinskiy/Library/Application Support/OpenVPN Connect/config.json.901214313 0.000695 OpenVPN Conn

    This leads to SSD resource decrease. Is there any reason why OpenVPN client do this stuff?
    Last edited by kindacute; 2024-05-15, 05:10 AM. Reason: disk usage
  • JosephS
    Junior Member
    • Apr 2024
    • 10

    #2
    Hi kindacute,

    That looks like a really odd bug.

    Would be great to find out what is the root cause behind it.

    Would you be able to provide the following info:
    1. Connect app client logs
    2. ovpnagent logs (can be obtained from Console > Log Reports > ovpnagent.log)
    3. Connect app config file ( can be located in ~/Library/Application Support/OpenVPN Connect/)
    With Regards,
    JosephS

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