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    OpenVPN configuration Virtual Address - Service not running

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    • F
      fortis
      last edited by

      nothing on the logs, but it fails.

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      • KOMK
        KOM
        last edited by

        And the System log? I can't remember if there is a separate OpenVPN tab for events or not. I have to leave but I'll check in tomorrow morning.

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          fortis
          last edited by

          Thank you KOM!
          Yes, there's a separate one for OpenVPN but shows any installation logs

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          • RicoR
            Rico LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance
            last edited by

            Set Verbosity level to 4
            Then check Status > System Logs > OpenVPN

            -Rico

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            • KOMK
              KOM
              last edited by

              Yes, try @Rico's suggestion and then check the log for details. Maybe it's choking on a weird config? You might also try deleting everything and starting again.

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                fortis
                last edited by

                Thank you guys!
                Here's what I have under OpenVPN logs:

                Jul 27 18:15:15 openvpn 45701 Use --help for more information.
                Jul 27 18:17:21 openvpn 87735 WARNING: file '/var/etc/openvpn/client2.up' is group or others accessible
                Jul 27 18:17:21 openvpn 87735 OpenVPN 2.4.6 armv6-portbld-freebsd11.2 [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [MH/RECVDA] [AEAD] built on Oct 3 2018
                Jul 27 18:17:21 openvpn 87735 library versions: OpenSSL 1.0.2o-freebsd 27 Mar 2018, LZO 2.10
                Jul 27 18:17:21 openvpn 87735 neither stdin nor stderr are a tty device and you have neither a controlling tty nor systemd - can't ask for 'Enter Auth Password:'. If you used --daemon, you need to use --askpass to make passphrase-protected keys work, and you can not use --auth-nocache.
                Jul 27 18:17:21 openvpn 87735 Exiting due to fatal error
                Jul 27 18:18:44 openvpn 53253 WARNING: file '/var/etc/openvpn/client2.up' is group or others accessible
                Jul 27 18:18:44 openvpn 53253 OpenVPN 2.4.6 armv6-portbld-freebsd11.2 [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [MH/RECVDA] [AEAD] built on Oct 3 2018
                Jul 27 18:18:44 openvpn 53253 library versions: OpenSSL 1.0.2o-freebsd 27 Mar 2018, LZO 2.10
                Jul 27 18:18:44 openvpn 53253 neither stdin nor stderr are a tty device and you have neither a controlling tty nor systemd - can't ask for 'Enter Auth Password:'. If you used --daemon, you need to use --askpass to make passphrase-protected keys work, and you can not use --auth-nocache.
                Jul 27 18:18:44 openvpn 53253 Exiting due to fatal error
                Jul 27 18:19:39 openvpn 63347 WARNING: file '/var/etc/openvpn/client2.up' is group or others accessible
                Jul 27 18:19:39 openvpn 63347 OpenVPN 2.4.6 armv6-portbld-freebsd11.2 [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [MH/RECVDA] [AEAD] built on Oct 3 2018
                Jul 27 18:19:39 openvpn 63347 library versions: OpenSSL 1.0.2o-freebsd 27 Mar 2018, LZO 2.10
                Jul 27 18:19:39 openvpn 63347 neither stdin nor stderr are a tty device and you have neither a controlling tty nor systemd - can't ask for 'Enter Auth Password:'. If you used --daemon, you need to use --askpass to make passphrase-protected keys work, and you can not use --auth-nocache.
                Jul 27 18:19:39 openvpn 63347 Exiting due to fatal error
                Jul 27 18:19:50 openvpn 38312 Options error: --server directive network/netmask combination is invalid
                Jul 27 18:19:50 openvpn 38312 Use --help for more information.
                Jul 27 18:22:06 openvpn 33341 WARNING: file '/var/etc/openvpn/client2.up' is group or others accessible
                Jul 27 18:22:06 openvpn 33341 OpenVPN 2.4.6 armv6-portbld-freebsd11.2 [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [MH/RECVDA] [AEAD] built on Oct 3 2018
                Jul 27 18:22:06 openvpn 33341 library versions: OpenSSL 1.0.2o-freebsd 27 Mar 2018, LZO 2.10
                Jul 27 18:22:06 openvpn 33341 neither stdin nor stderr are a tty device and you have neither a controlling tty nor systemd - can't ask for 'Enter Auth Password:'. If you used --daemon, you need to use --askpass to make passphrase-protected keys work, and you can not use --auth-nocache.
                Jul 27 18:22:06 openvpn 33341 Exiting due to fatal error
                Jul 27 18:22:35 openvpn 85311 WARNING: file '/var/etc/openvpn/client2.up' is group or others accessible

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                • F
                  fortis
                  last edited by

                  I did try to delete everything and re-do everything over, but with the same results :(

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                  • johnpozJ
                    johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                    last edited by

                    @fortis said in OpenVPN configuration Virtual Address - Service not running:

                    Jul 27 18:19:50 openvpn 38312 Options error: --server directive network/netmask combination is invalid

                    Well yeah that not going to work ;)

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                      fortis
                      last edited by

                      Thank you for reply!
                      What am I doing wrong on setting it up? I just follow wizard.

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                      • DerelictD
                        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                        last edited by

                        What, exactly, did you put in the wizard fields?

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                        • KOMK
                          KOM
                          last edited by

                          More specifically, what did you enter for Tunnel Network and Local Network? Those have to be networks and not single IP addresses.

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                            fortis
                            last edited by

                            I chose local user access
                            CA and Server certificate
                            interface WAN
                            UDP on IPv4 only
                            Local port default 1194
                            tunnel settings I have network with mask 10.x.10.1 /24 and I put tunnel network with mask 10.x.50.1 /24
                            client settings: dynamic IP checked, topology - subnet one ip address per client
                            dns 8.8.8.8

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                              fortis
                              last edited by

                              Thank you for pointing to my error!!!
                              I changed 10.x.50.1/24 to 10.x.50.0/24 and it works now!

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                              • KOMK
                                KOM
                                last edited by

                                No, its still wrong. Tunnel and Local can't be the same network. If your LAN is really 10.x.50.0/24, then make your tunnel network something else like 10.x.60.0/24 or 192.168.0.0/24.

                                By the way, you don't need to obscure private IP space since it isn't routable from the Internet.

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                                  fortis
                                  last edited by

                                  I'm sorry... typo
                                  my local network is 10.x.10.0/24
                                  Thank you very much for your help guys!
                                  I really appreciate it :)

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