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    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved 2.1 Snapshot Feedback and Problems - RETIRED
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    • M
      mikesamo
      last edited by

      Client for me

      getting same message

      Jun 6 07:44:55  openvpn[49428]: Use –help for more information.
      Jun 6 07:44:55  openvpn[49428]: Options error: –client-connect requires --mode server

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        podilarius
        last edited by

        It is a client for me as well.

        Here is the config on client1.conf …. client2 is exactly the same only with different IPs.

        dev ovpnc1
        dev-type tun
        tun-ipv6
        dev-node /dev/tun1
        writepid /var/run/openvpn_client1.pid
        #user nobody
        #group nobody
        script-security 3
        daemon
        keepalive 10 60
        ping-timer-rem
        persist-tun
        persist-key
        proto udp
        cipher AES-256-CBC
        up /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkup
        down /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkdown
        client-connect /usr/local/sbin/openvpn.attributes.sh
        client-disconnect /usr/local/sbin/openvpn.attributes.sh
        local xx.xx.xx.xx
        lport 0
        management /var/etc/openvpn/client1.sock unix
        remote yy.yy.yy.yy 1194
        ifconfig zz.zz.zz.zz zz.zz.zz.aa
        route cc.cc.cc.cc 255.255.255.0
        secret /var/etc/openvpn/client1.secret 
        comp-lzo
        
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          mikesamo
          last edited by

          dev ovpnc2
          dev-type tun
          tun-ipv6
          dev-node /dev/tun2
          writepid /var/run/openvpn_client2.pid
          #user nobody
          #group nobody
          script-security 3
          daemon
          keepalive 10 60
          ping-timer-rem
          persist-tun
          persist-key
          proto udp
          cipher AES-128-CBC
          up /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkup
          down /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkdown
          client-connect /usr/local/sbin/openvpn.attributes.sh
          client-disconnect /usr/local/sbin/openvpn.attributes.sh
          local 4.3.2.1
          engine padlock
          tls-client
          client
          lport 0
          management /var/etc/openvpn/client2.sock unix
          remote 1.2.3.4 1234
          ca /var/etc/openvpn/client2.ca
          cert /var/etc/openvpn/client2.cert
          key /var/etc/openvpn/client2.key
          tls-auth /var/etc/openvpn/client2.tls-auth 1
          comp-lzo
          resolv-retry infinite
          verb 5
          tun-mtu 1500
          keysize 128
          persist-key
          fragment 1389
          mssfix 1389

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          • M
            mikesamo
            last edited by

            Ok I got it with comment theses 2 lines from the conf files

            #client-connect /usr/local/sbin/openvpn.attributes.sh
            #client-disconnect /usr/local/sbin/openvpn.attributes.sh

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            • M
              mikesamo
              last edited by

              theses line are only for server config.

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              • jimpJ
                jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                last edited by

                ok that's probably from the radius acl import that happened yesterday.

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                  podilarius
                  last edited by

                  Commented the lines out myself and the VPN connects. Was there a commit that put those in there?

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                  • P
                    podilarius
                    last edited by

                    commit 1492e02 does this.

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                    • M
                      mikesamo
                      last edited by

                      https://github.com/bsdperimeter/pfsense/commit/5b4ee05e58777606c988c099139adb25633b50c3

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                      • jimpJ
                        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                        last edited by

                        Fix commited, gitsync and it should be ok

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                        • M
                          mikesamo
                          last edited by

                          seem to work after reboot thx!

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                            podilarius
                            last edited by

                            Thanks for fixing that. :-D

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                              Cino
                              last edited by

                              Thanks Jim!

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