Openvpn works after import, but cannot be restarted

[pfsenseuser9]

Hi,

I installed a remote vps with Debian and openvpn-install. I tested the server with a openvpn client and it works as intended.

I imported the ovpn file in pfSense+ 22.01, after clicking save the connection comes online and I see no error while tailing /var/log/openvpn.log
Status -> OpenVPN shows the connection as online, perfect.

If I reboot pfSense, or restart the connection, it fails and logs:

Options error: Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s) in /var/etc/openvpn/client2/config.ovpn:34: tls-cipher (2.5.4)

I played with the settings in the config file, but it will just point to a different line number. After that it leaves the status as:

Service not running?	Unable to contact daemon:

When I delete the connection, and re-add it, it all come online as intended.

What is different between the initial connect and a re-connect? I checked the pid misalignment issue, but the pid is correctly added in the pid file.

[vasliy]

Absolutly the same, but error a little bit different,
we have a
Options error: Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s) in /var/etc/openvpn/client1/config.ovpn:33: group (2.6_git)

Did you find solution ?

[pfsenseuser9]

@vasliy

Hello Vasily,

Unfortunately not, in the end I created a vm for that subnet and rolled my own setup on Linux.