yee n00b
Joined: 16 Sep 2004 Posts: 39
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 2:28 am Post subject: [SOLVED]openvpn startup problem via /etc/init.d/openvpn.foo |
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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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