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OpenVPN Server will not start

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I have been trying to get OpenVPN working for a week now. No matter what I try I can never get the Dam with the same results.

 

I am currently using unRaid V5. installment with the 32bit version of OpenVPN. Below is a screenshot of the setup.

 

I also tried creating a share "OpenVPN" cache only which yielded no results.

 

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Pleas advise

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Attached is the syslog. I had to delete all of the device information because the log was to big to upload.

 

I found a OpenVPN log but it was empty.

 

Thanks

syslog-20151122-213856.txt

what is output of

/etc/rc.d/rc.openvpnserver stop

and

/etc/rc.d/rc.openvpnserver start

It looks like the OpenVPN server are running, if you execute

ifconfig 

do you see a tun0 interface ? If you do the client should be able to connect to your OpenVPN server.

 

 

 

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Hi,

Not that I can see.

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Hmm .. OK try this in your telnet session

 

First check so we don't have any process for openvpn running

 ps -ef | grep openvpn

 

Kill them of you see any

 

then

 

/usr/sbin/openvpn --writepid /var/run/openvpnserver/openvpnserver.pid --config /mnt/cache/OpenVPN/server/openvpnserver.ovpn --script-security 2 --daemon

 

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Okay, I did what you instructed and then ran ifconfig again it returned vertically the same response as above.

and you see no openvpn process after started openvpn?

 

If you see anty and like to start again you need to kill all first

 

 

If you not see  tun0 interface, you need more log information ,see if you can add verb 11 in the openvpnserver.ovpn  and check /var/log/openvpnserver.log after started from command line

 

should looks like this

 

more /var/log/openvpnserver.log
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 OpenVPN 2.3.6 x86_64-slackware-linux-gnu [sSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [EPOLL] [MH] [iPv6] built on Dec 10 2014
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 library versions: OpenSSL 1.0.1p 9 Jul 2015, LZO 2.03
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 NOTE: your local LAN uses the extremely common subnet address 192.168.0.x or 192.168.1.x.  Be aware that this might create routing conflicts if you connect to the VPN s
erver from public locations such as internet cafes that use the same subnet.
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 Diffie-Hellman initialized with 2048 bit key
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 WARNING: file '/mnt/cache/myVPNserver/server.key' is group or others accessible
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 WARNING: file '/mnt/cache/myVPNserver/ta.key' is group or others accessible
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 Control Channel Authentication: using '/mnt/cache/myVPNserver/ta.key' as a OpenVPN static key file
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 Outgoing Control Channel Authentication: Using 256 bit message hash 'SHA256' for HMAC authentication
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 Incoming Control Channel Authentication: Using 256 bit message hash 'SHA256' for HMAC authentication
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 Socket Buffers: R=[212992->131072] S=[212992->131072]
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 TUN/TAP device tun0 opened
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 TUN/TAP TX queue length set to 100
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 do_ifconfig, tt->ipv6=0, tt->did_ifconfig_ipv6_setup=0
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 /usr/sbin/ip link set dev tun0 up mtu 1500
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 /usr/sbin/ip addr add dev tun0 10.22.0.1/24 broadcast 10.22.0.255
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 GID set to users
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 UID set to nobody
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 UDPv4 link local (bound): [AF_INET]192.168.0.190:1194
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 UDPv4 link remote: [undef]
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 MULTI: multi_init called, r=256 v=256
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 IFCONFIG POOL: base=10.22.0.2 size=252, ipv6=0
Tue Nov 24 21:27:38 2015 Initialization Sequence Completed

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There was a verb 3 so I changed it to verb 11. When i entered /var/log/openvpnserver.log I got a return -bash: /var/log/openvpnserver.log: Permission denied

 

Thanks

Something are very strange on your system, maybe bad memory? No free space?  Sorry can't help.

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Does this mean any thing which was copied out of syslog:

 

Nov 24 03:50:07 Tower sudo: root : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/ ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/sbin/openvpn --writepid /var/run/openvpnserver/openvpnserver.pid --config /mnt/cache/OpenVPN/server/openvpnserver.ovpn --script-security 2 --daemon

Nov 24 04:02:23 Tower emhttp: shcmd (71): /usr/sbin/hdparm -y /dev/sdg &> /dev/null

Nov 24 04:24:29 Tower sudo: root : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/root ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/sbin/openvpn --writepid /var/run/openvpnserver/openvpnserver.pid --config /mnt/cache/OpenVPN/server/openvpnserver.ovpn --script-security 2 --daemon

Nov 24 04:38:01 Tower emhttp: shcmd (72): /usr/sbin/hdparm -y /dev/sdg &> /dev/null

 

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You should only have one process running for openvpn, maybe you close the process and the start a new process of openvpn ?

 

It's strange that you cant read the logs ,can you change the path in the ovpn file to /boot  and try to read the logs?

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Hi,

I UN-install OpenVPN and deleted all remanence from server. Rebooted & then reinstalled to flash in boot/config/OpenVPN_server. I experienced all of the same results. I did however find a OpenVPN log in var/log.

 

see attachment:

openvpnserver.txt

have you see this in the log ??

 

--dh fails with '/boot/config/OpenVPN_server/dh1024.pem': No such file or directory

 

There are no certs created

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You are correct. I went to my flash drive and all of the folders are made but are empty.

 

While the OpenVPN GUI is checked. The paths are correct.

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