comet424 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 hi I tried googling but cant find info how you setup OpenVPN client I installed all 3 open vpns from the app store.. couldn't get the OpenVPN-as to even work like th video showed but what I want is to run in a user script connect to my sisters Pfsense Router over the internet.. and then run my Rsync commands.. then when done it disconnects the OpenVPN client.. but I cant find the commands for this how to do it Quote Link to comment
comet424 Posted November 16, 2018 Author Share Posted November 16, 2018 I tried the OpenVPN client app but it says choose file but its not clickable so cant even import the OpenVPN config file Quote Link to comment
sisren Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 On 11/15/2018 at 8:10 PM, comet424 said: I tried the OpenVPN client app but it says choose file but its not clickable so cant even import the OpenVPN config file Same deal; it will not let me choose a file. Seems very straightforward other than that. Can someone advise? Quote Link to comment
Squid Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Create a folder in the root of the flash drive called openvpn Toss the .ovpn file into it. Then on Settings you can select the file via the dropdown From the OP of the support thread: Quote Unpack your provider certificate/files to /boot/openvpn (create that folder if it's not exist) , can now be several ovpn files. 1 Quote Link to comment
sisren Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 2 hours ago, Squid said: Create a folder in the root of the flash drive called openvpn Toss the .ovpn file into it. Then on Settings you can select the file via the dropdown From the OP of the support thread: Thank you for the prompt response! Creating the "openvpn" folder in /root did not work, however, putting it in /boot/openvpn did. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
John_M Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, sisren said: Creating the "openvpn" folder in /root did not work, however, putting it in /boot/openvpn did. That's because 2 hours ago, Squid said: Create a folder in the root of the flash drive called openvpn implies creating a folder called openvpn in the /boot folder (which is where the flash drive is mounted), not in the /root folder (which exists only in RAM and is lost when the system is rebooted). 1 Quote Link to comment
Sean M. Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 It's been a while since I had to set it up again or tweak it but I use a lot of SpaceInvaderOne's video guides. Here's his one on setting up OpenVPN Quote Link to comment
comet424 Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 sorry the delay i havent been around... ill try those tommorow.. as for the setting up ya i skimmed that but couldnt get that one to work server mode keeps giving me a page cant be found plus i wanna connect to my PFsense OpenVPN Server in a script file so when my Rysnc schedule starts up it connects OpenVPN first then Rysncs the data.. then Closes the connection with VPN inside the script file Quote Link to comment
comet424 Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 ok so i tested that made a folder called openvpn in the flash folder and then settings and imported it... and i tried connecting to make sure it worked.. and it did.. now how do i write the command line for it to connect to the openvpn server run my rsync script then disconnect openvpn client till the next time the user script is scheduled to run again Quote Link to comment
comet424 Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 is there any documentation on this OpenVPN for command line so I can copy and paste it in my rsync user script Quote Link to comment
itimpi Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, comet424 said: is there any documentation on this OpenVPN for command line so I can copy and paste it in my rsync user script Just google for it. OpenVPN is used on millions of systems so there should be plenty of information available. Quote Link to comment
comet424 Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 I tried OpenVPN -config <name of file>.ovpn but just gives me an error doesn't connect I tried openvpn -config -connect-retry mitchshouse.ovpn I tried openvpn --config <name of file>.ovpn (with the double dash like shows in program when you just type OpenVPN) openvpn --config -connect-retry mitchshouse.ovpn Quote Link to comment
comet424 Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 I did google I googled OpenVPN commandline for unraid Quote Link to comment
comet424 Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 all I come up with is this openvpn --config client.ovpn instead of client I use my own ovpn file and that doesn't work at all like I mentioned still get the error Quote Link to comment
comet424 Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 (edited) here is the error as I said googled doesn't help root@Tower:~# openvpn --config mitchshouse.ovpn Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: mitchshouse.ovpn Use --help for more information. root@Tower:~# openvpn -config -connect-retry mitchshouse.ovpn Options error: I'm trying to parse "-config" as an --option parameter but I don't see a leading '--' Use --help for more information. root@Tower:~# openvpn --config -connect-retry mitchshouse.ovpn Options error: Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s) in [CMD-LINE]:1: config (2.4.6) Use --help for more information. Edited November 23, 2018 by comet424 Quote Link to comment
comet424 Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 I did it per this link and it didn't help https://openvpn.net/vpn-server-resources/how-to-connect-to-access-server-from-a-linux-computer/ whats wrong with the first command line Quote Link to comment
comet424 Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 I tried this just taking a guess but its trying to connect on 1194 when the file says 1196 root@Tower:~# openvpn --config /boot/openvpn/mitchshouse.ovpn Fri Nov 23 09:26:32 2018 OpenVPN 2.4.6 x86_64-slackware-linux-gnu [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [EPOLL] [MH/PKTINFO] [AEAD] built on Apr 26 2018 Fri Nov 23 09:26:32 2018 library versions: OpenSSL 1.0.2o 27 Mar 2018, LZO 2.10 Fri Nov 23 09:26:32 2018 TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]x.x.x.x:1196 Fri Nov 23 09:26:32 2018 TCP/UDP: Socket bind failed on local address [AF_INET][undef]:1194: Address already in use (errno=98)Fri Nov 23 09:26:32 2018 Exiting due to fatal error Quote Link to comment
comet424 Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 so I rebooted the unraid and retried command prompt it works but it hangs it doesn't goto a command prompt to type anymore and in OpenVPN client under settings it says my file is running but I cant even stop it so doesn't work either\ Quote Link to comment
John_M Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 5 hours ago, comet424 said: Use --help for more information. Did you try that in order to see how to form the command with the correct options? You can't guess how commands are supposed to be formed. You've been round this loop several times before in other threads, complaining that your server did what you told it to do instead of what you wanted it to do. I know you have a problem with dyslexia, but computers are very unforgiving of syntax errors. I don't use OpenVPN so I can't advise how to use it but you have got to get the command itself exactly right and you have to to get the format of the configuration file exactly right too. Perhaps this is a clue: Fri Nov 23 09:26:32 2018 TCP/UDP: Socket bind failed on local address [AF_INET][undef]:1194: Address already in use (errno=98)Fri Nov 23 09:26:32 2018 Exiting due to fatal error See the bit that says "Address already in use"? Quote Link to comment
comet424 Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 yes i knew about the already about it already exisits but it doesnt.. and the client was glitching i could uninstall it and it wouldnt disable so i ended up formating and restarted over clean slate but havent tackled the openvpn again i will again next week Quote Link to comment
Hoopster Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 1 hour ago, lionel.pereira85 said: OK... I'm confused... I never setup a password in the docker, and I cannot see any info on what the default is. You have posted in a forum discussion about OpenVPN and your screenshot is of Deluge. The two are not related. BTW, in general if you go to the Dockerhub or Github links provided in the the first post of the docker container support forum, you will find the documentation that tells you what the default user name and password is (if one exists). Quote Link to comment
lionel.pereira85 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 On 10/6/2019 at 8:39 PM, Hoopster said: You have posted in a forum discussion about OpenVPN and your screenshot is of Deluge. The two are not related. BTW, in general if you go to the Dockerhub or Github links provided in the the first post of the docker container support forum, you will find the documentation that tells you what the default user name and password is (if one exists). My bad! I had mor than one window open! Sorry about that. Quote Link to comment
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