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Re: [Openvpn-users] /etc/init.d/openvpn does not work, manual is OK

From: Alberto Gonzalez Iniesta <agi(at)inittab.org>
Date: Fri Sep 21 2007 - 11:00:39 EDT

Hi you could also use the openvpn option in the interface configuration:

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

openvpn gamma

There should be no need to remove the rc2.d link, as long as you have: AUTOSTART="none"

In /etc/default/openvpn.

Regards,

Alberto

On Fri, Sep 21, 2007 at 03:12:28PM +0200, David Balazic wrote:
> Hi!
> It seem sI can post to debian-user now, so here a few details :
>
> The machine is a vmware virtual (guest) and is running debian 4.0 fully up to date.
>
> rc2.d has following nonstandard items :
> K08vmware-tools
> S19vmware-tools
> K19hplip
> K20bittorrent
> K21gdm
>
> openvpn is version 2.0.9-4
>
> Regards,
> David
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: openvpn-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net on behalf of David Balazic
> Sent: Fri 21-Sep-07 11:51
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org; openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Openvpn-users] /etc/init.d/openvpn does not work, manual is OK
>
>
> OK, solved.
>
> What happened was, that the network was not set up correctly at the time when openvpn was started.
>
> I appears the DHCP on ethernet is really slow.
>
> So I removed the /etc/rc2.d/S??openvpn file and set up the /etc/network/if-up.d/openvpn file (it was
> already there, I just added a few lines) :
>
> #!/bin/sh
> if [ "$IFACE" == lo ]; then
> exit 0
> # I added this check to not run 2 copies of ovpn , one for lo and one for eth1
> # the first (lo) would then hang there and the second would fail as the first
> # holds the 1194 port
> fi
>
> OPENVPN=/etc/init.d/openvpn
> # I added this to define the config name : /etc/openvpn/gamma.conf
> IF_OPENVPN=gamma
>
> if [ ! -x $OPENVPN ]; then
> exit 0
> fi
> if [ -n "$IF_OPENVPN" ]; then
> $OPENVPN start $IF_OPENVPN
> fi
>
> Regards,
> David
>
> PS: Any idea why I can't post to debian-user ?
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Edson [mailto:4lists@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thu 20-Sep-07 19:31
> To: David Balazic; debian-user@lists.debian.org; openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: RE: [Openvpn-users] /etc/init.d/openvpn does not work, manual is OK
>
>
>
> Most problably this a problem concerned to the user used on the start process.
>
>
>
> If You're loged in as root and it start ok, try to make a 'su' to the user that openvpn runs and see what happens.
>
> Edson.
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: openvpn-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:openvpn-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of David Balazic
> Sent: quinta-feira, 20 de setembro de 2007 14:13
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org; openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: [Openvpn-users] /etc/init.d/openvpn does not work, manual is OK
>
>
>
> Hi!
>
> I've been using an OpenVPN client setup for months with success and now I decided to start it automatically during startup.
>
> I copied the config file to /etc/openvpn/tun1.conf and the used key file also : /etc/openvpn/key
>
> If I now start it with " /etc/init.d/openvpn start", it works fine.
>
> But if I reboot, it connects to the VPN server, but does not set the routes (I have "route-gateway 10.4.0.1" and
> "redirect-gateway def1" in the config file).
>
>
>
> The last lines after boot are :
> NET: Registered protocol familiy 10
> lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
> IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver
> eth1: no IPv6 routers present
>
>
>

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