Adding Client configuration results in automatic "restored config". Added, logs show connection

iorx

Version 2.4.4_2

Adding Client configuration results in automatic "restored config"-message and /vpn_openvpn_client.php: XML error: Undeclared entity error at line 3461 in /conf/config.xml

If I check the logs the newly created Client shows that the config has reached OpenVPN and is connecting. Client config not visible under Status/OpenVPN or under Open/Clients.

System log:

Feb 14 23:26:11 	php-fpm 		/vpn_openvpn_client.php: New alert found: pfSense is restoring the configuration /cf/conf/backup/config-1550183040.xml
Feb 14 23:26:11 	php-fpm 		/vpn_openvpn_client.php: pfSense is restoring the configuration /cf/conf/backup/config-1550183040.xml
Feb 14 23:26:11 	php-fpm 		/vpn_openvpn_client.php: XML error: Undeclared entity error at line 3461 in /conf/config.xml

This a bug?

I'm going to revert back to config before trying to add Client-configs because now I have multiple, not showing, OpenVPN Client-configs connecting.

Any one encountered similar problem? Any fix for this?

iorx

SOLVED

Do NOT use the character "¤"

&curren;

in the password field. This makes pfsense create a config.xml.bad and revert to a previous version of the config.

OpenVPN files under /var/etc/OpenVPN are created and active until reboot of pfsense.
Newly created entry not shown in Services or Status, but still connecting in the background.

My config.xml.bad, Under OpenVPN client section:

<auth_pass>zYdfrJn&curren;bE</auth_pass>

Using a password not containing "¤" does work, entry is created and functional.

Anywhere said that password shouldn't contain strange characters? If not, this looks like a bug to me.

Brgs,