PIA VPN Automation with KM

macOS
1

I wanted to activate my PIA VPN without touching my trackpad.

Thankfully, they have added Command-Line control to their client app:

Here is the shell script I used as a toggle, I hope it saves someone some time:

#!/bin/bash

case $(piactl get connectionstate) in
	Disconnected)
		piactl connect
		;;
	Connected)
		piactl disconnect
		;;
	Interupted)
		piactl connect
		;;
	Disconnecting)
		echo "Disconnecting"
		;;
	DisconnectingToReconnect)
		echo "Trying to reconnect now"
		;;
	*)
		piactl connect
		;;
esac

2021-03-29 at 1200
2021-03-29 at 12001296×1780 262 KB

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For some reason I’m not able to get this to work. Keyboard Maestro doesn’t display the script results like it should though. Is this still working for you? If so, I may need to fix KM.

3

Do the commands work for you in the terminal?

4

Sorry I didn’t know anyone replied. I’ll check when I have a chance later today.

5

Sorry for forgetting about this. I had to reinstall the OS and the commands work for me now.

6

UPDATE:
I have walked away from PIA since posting this.

I am looking into an ALGO - Cloud solution that will be cheaper and I know the players.