the part you are missing is here:
Code:
Download the configuration from your VPN provider and extract all files to the openvpn folder (SMB share)
/usr/local/etc/openvpn/
the openvpn.conf gets downloaded from your vpn provider and contains all the config for your vpn to work with them.
it doesn't auto exist.
for me, i downloaded my openvpn conf from my provider then renamed to openvpn.conf.
then i edited it to add the line
Code:
auth-user-pass /usr/local/etc/openvpn/pass.txt
in this file i created