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PostPosted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 2:28 am    Post subject: [SOLVED]openvpn startup problem via /etc/init.d/openvpn.foo Reply with quote

I have a working configuration file /etc/openvpn/foo.conf

If I start the vpn with openvpn foo.conf (from the /etc/openvpn directory), the vpn starts up and the routing table is set correctly. All is well.

I also have /etc/init.d/openvpn.foo which is a sym-link to /etc/init.d/openvpn

If I try to start the service /etc/init.d/openvpn.foo start, the vpn does NOT start. It would appear that the routing table is set correctly but the vpn connection itself never starts. The error message is

WARNING: openvpn.foo has started, but is inactive

What am I doing wrong? Unfortunately, the documentation for this is rather sparse.

Thanks.
Conway Yee

Solution:
The error message is spurious! When starting up via "openvpn foo.conf", the script take a bit of time to complete.

Starting via /etc/init.d/openvpn.foo is almost instantaneous. If an attempt is made to access the vpn immediately, it fails. If a bit of time is given to complete the connection, the vpn works as advertised.
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