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tracyde
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 Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:32 am Post subject: OpenVPN 2.0.2 init script problem |
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I have been trying to get OpenVPN working for a couple of days now and have finally been able to get it to start via the command line
| Code: | | /usr/sbin/openvpn --config /etc/openvpn/server/local.conf |
But whenever I attempt to start it via the Gentoo init scripts (/etc/init.d/openvpn) it does absolutely nothing.
| Code: | hades ~ # /etc/init.d/openvpn start
* Starting openvpn for server ... [ !! ] |
Has anyone else had this problem or could possibly know of a way to get more debug information?
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jamapii
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe you still have the old init script that looks for /etc/openvpn/server.conf, either because you didn't update it when running dispatch-conf, or because the ebuild in your overlay is based on an old version, not on the latest one.
PS: if both don't apply to you, maybe something in your local.conf refers files outside its directory... the init script doesn't only pass --config but also --daemon and --cd arguments.
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DNAspark99
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| Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:09 pm Post subject: Re: OpenVPN 2.0.2 init script problem |
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| tracyde wrote: |
Has anyone else had this problem or could possibly know of a way to get more debug information? |
openvpn should be dumping some info into your logs, check /var/log/messages for clues |
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tracyde
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 9:37 am Post subject: |
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As far as I can tell my config file is correct and I am using the newest available version/ebuild of OpenVPN (2.0.2)
My /etc/openvpn directory is setup correctly and everthing in my local.conf file is a full and correct path (i.e. /etc/openvpn/server/keys/ca.crt)
And I have looked at my /var/log/messages the only thing that is displayed after the failed attempt to bring up openvpn is
| Code: | | Sep 23 05:29:37 hades openvpn[14775]: Exiting |
That is it and I have the verbosity set to 11
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cchee
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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| You tried running via command line instead? |
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