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    OpenVPN service not running v2.5.2

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      russellcrowe
      last edited by

      Hi
      i have recently installed Pfsense 2.5.2 and setup openvpn - used the wizzard
      The service will not start

      anyone any ideas of where i should look to fix the issue

      thanks
      Russell

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      • RicoR
        Rico LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance
        last edited by

        Status > System Logs > OpenVPN ?

        -Rico

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          russellcrowe
          last edited by

          see extract from log
          ug 18 12:03:17 openvpn 61300 OpenVPN 2.5.2 amd64-portbld-freebsd12.2 [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [MH/RECVDA] [AEAD] built on Jun 24 2021
          Aug 18 12:03:17 openvpn 61300 library versions: OpenSSL 1.1.1k-freebsd 25 Mar 2021, LZO 2.10
          Aug 18 12:03:17 openvpn 61612 NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined scripts
          Aug 18 12:03:17 openvpn 61612 WARNING: experimental option --capath /var/etc/openvpn/server1/ca
          Aug 18 12:03:17 openvpn 61612 TUN/TAP device ovpns1 exists previously, keep at program end
          Aug 18 12:03:17 openvpn 61612 TUN/TAP device /dev/tun1 opened
          Aug 18 12:03:17 openvpn 61612 ioctl(TUNSIFMODE): Device busy (errno=16)
          Aug 18 12:03:17 openvpn 61612 /sbin/ifconfig ovpns1 10.0.1.1 10.0.1.2 mtu 1500 netmask 255.255.255.0 up
          Aug 18 12:03:17 openvpn 61612 /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkup ovpns1 1500 1621 10.0.1.1 255.255.255.0 init
          Aug 18 12:03:17 openvpn 61612 UDPv4 link local (bound): [AF_INET]51.75.92.46:1194
          Aug 18 12:03:17 openvpn 61612 UDPv4 link remote: [AF_UNSPEC]
          Aug 18 12:03:17 openvpn 61612 Initialization Sequence Completed
          Aug 18 12:07:06 openvpn 61612 event_wait : Interrupted system call (code=4)
          Aug 18 12:07:08 openvpn 61612 /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkdown ovpns1 1500 1621 10.0.1.1 255.255.255.0 init
          Aug 18 12:07:09 openvpn 61612 SIGTERM[hard,] received, process exiting
          Aug 18 12:10:20 openvpn 35855 Options error: --server directive network/netmask combination is invalid
          Aug 18 12:10:20 openvpn 35855 Use --help for more information.
          Aug 18 13:28:10 openvpn 28137 DEPRECATED OPTION: ncp-disable. Disabling cipher negotiation is a deprecated debug feature that will be removed in OpenVPN 2.6
          Aug 18 13:28:10 openvpn 28137 Options error: --server directive network/netmask combination is invalid
          Aug 18 13:28:10 openvpn 28137 Use --help for more information.
          Aug 18 14:18:46 openvpn 80616 DEPRECATED OPTION: ncp-disable. Disabling cipher negotiation is a deprecated debug feature that will be removed in OpenVPN 2.6
          Aug 18 14:18:46 openvpn 80616 Options error: --server directive network/netmask combination is invalid
          Aug 18 14:18:46 openvpn 80616 Use --help for more information.
          Aug 18 14:51:33 openvpn 16749 DEPRECATED OPTION: ncp-disable. Disabling cipher negotiation is a deprecated debug feature that will be removed in OpenVPN 2.6
          Aug 18 14:51:33 openvpn 16749 Options error: --server directive network/netmask combination is invalid
          Aug 18 14:51:33 openvpn 16749 Use --help for more information.
          Aug 18 14:56:40 openvpn 16513 DEPRECATED OPTION: ncp-disable. Disabling cipher negotiation is a deprecated debug feature that will be removed in OpenVPN 2.6
          Aug 18 14:56:40 openvpn 16513 Options error: --server directive network/netmask combination is invalid
          Aug 18 14:56:40 openvpn 16513 Use --help for more information.
          Aug 18 14:57:22 openvpn 33554 DEPRECATED OPTION: ncp-disable. Disabling cipher negotiation is a deprecated debug feature that will be removed in OpenVPN 2.6
          Aug 18 14:57:22 openvpn 33554 Options error: --server directive network/netmask combination is invalid
          Aug 18 14:57:22 openvpn 33554 Use --help for more information.
          Aug 18 14:58:31 openvpn 40653 Options error: --server directive network/netmask combination is invalid
          Aug 18 14:58:31 openvpn 40653 Use --help for more information.
          Aug 18 15:08:15 openvpn 31653 Options error: --server directive network/netmask combination is invalid
          Aug 18 15:08:15 openvpn 31653 Use --help for more information.
          Aug 18 15:12:39 openvpn 98194 Options error: --server directive network/netmask combination is invalid
          Aug 18 15:12:39 openvpn 98194 Use --help for more information.
          Aug 18 15:12:58 openvpn 55110 Options error: --server directive network/netmask combination is invalid
          Aug 18 15:12:58 openvpn 55110 Use --help for more information.
          Aug 18 15:21:13 openvpn 23712 Options error: --server directive network/netmask combination is invalid
          Aug 18 15:21:13 openvpn 23712 Use --help for more information.
          Aug 18 15:22:13 openvpn 71847 Options error: --server directive network/netmask combination is invalid
          Aug 18 15:22:13 openvpn 71847 Use --help for more information.

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