Configure i3bar and VPN pid
In this case, I use the privatvpn script, which install the OpenVPN client.
Replace the command line in /usr/bin/privatvpn with:
/usr/sbin/openvpn --config /etc/openvpn/privatvpn.conf --writepid /var/run/openvpn.pidThen point the .pid file in ~/.i3status.conf, in run_watch VPN:
pidfile = "/var/run/openvpn.pid"