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    Use Remote Host IP of OVPN interface as a variable in a bash script.

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      SeaMonkey
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      How would I go about setting a variable in a bash script to the remote host of ovpnc1?

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        Pippin
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        Need more info, guess take a look at Environmental Variables on:
        https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Openvpn24ManPage

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          SeaMonkey
          last edited by SeaMonkey

          The closest thing I can find there is --show-gateway, which lists the IP of the gateway interface that OpenVPN uses to make its connections. I don't see any commands that give me the remote host information shown on status_openvpn.php in webconfigurator.

          edit: Success! I accomplished what I wanted by using the following:

          INTERFACEIP=`dig @resolver1.opendns.com ovpnc1 myip.opendns.com +short`
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