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      Jonas Souza
      last edited by Jonas Souza

      I do all the openvpn configuration in pfsense but it fails to start the service. I have configured and reconfigured several times but it does not return to normal

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      • GertjanG
        Gertjan @Jonas Souza
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        @Jonas-Souza

        The 'general' log :
        c746b23b-ac01-4dc2-b7dd-8b698a38647d-image.png

        doesn't show useful information.

        Show us this log :

        69087cd8-2107-4046-9e80-fafded746a50-image.png

        and we'll show you why OpenVPN doesn't want to start 😊

        No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
        Edit : and where are the logs ??

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          Jonas Souza @Gertjan
          last edited by

          @Gertjan

          Hello, thanks for helping.

          When trying to start the service, it does not generate a log within OpenVPN, it follows the print. Before taking the print I tried to start the service again, but it does not generate a record.

          Thanks

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            viragomann @Jonas Souza
            last edited by

            @Jonas-Souza
            Did this VPN server ever work?

            Show the config, please.
            If you have multiple servers show all.

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              Jonas Souza @viragomann
              last edited by

              @viragomann

              Yes, it already worked, I tried to recreate the server back, when I finish the creation the service is online and works, but when I need to restart the service it is turned off. Follow the screenshots. I only have this vpn active.

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                Gertjan @Jonas Souza
                last edited by

                @Jonas-Souza

                When you stop the OpenVPN server in the GUI : Dashnoard, I see :

                <27>1 2023-06-29T14:36:16.104857+02:00 pfs.bhf.net openvpn 45417 - - event_wait : Interrupted system call (fd=-1,code=4)
<29>1 2023-06-29T14:36:16.105221+02:00 pfs.bhf.net openvpn 45417 - - /sbin/ifconfig ovpns1 192.168.3.1 -alias
<29>1 2023-06-29T14:36:16.114670+02:00 pfs.bhf.net openvpn 45417 - - /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkdown ovpns1 1500 0 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0 init
<13>1 2023-06-29T14:36:16.118951+02:00 pfs.bhf.net openvpn 4823 - - Flushing states on OpenVPN interface ovpns1 (Link Down)
<29>1 2023-06-29T14:36:16.127949+02:00 pfs.bhf.net openvpn 45417 - - SIGTERM[hard,] received, process exiting

                When I start it

                <29>1 2023-06-29T14:36:58.436068+02:00 pfs.bhf.net openvpn 93117 - - OpenVPN 2.6.2 amd64-portbld-freebsd14.0 [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [PKCS11] [MH/RECVDA] [AEAD] [DCO]
<29>1 2023-06-29T14:36:58.436646+02:00 pfs.bhf.net openvpn 93117 - - library versions: OpenSSL 1.1.1t-freebsd  7 Feb 2023, LZO 2.10
<29>1 2023-06-29T14:36:58.436773+02:00 pfs.bhf.net openvpn 93117 - - DCO version: FreeBSD 14.0-CURRENT #1 plus-RELENG_23_05_1-n256108-459fc493a87: Mon Jun 26 06:35:42 UTC 2023     root@freebsd:/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-Plus-snapshots-23_05_1-main/obj/amd64/f2Em2w3l/var/jenkins/workspace/pfSense-Plus-snapshots-23_05_1-main/sources/
<28>1 2023-06-29T14:36:58.438556+02:00 pfs.bhf.net openvpn 93453 - - NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined scripts
<29>1 2023-06-29T14:36:58.439054+02:00 pfs.bhf.net openvpn 93453 - - Initializing OpenSSL support for engine 'rdrand'
<28>1 2023-06-29T14:36:58.441128+02:00 pfs.bhf.net openvpn 93453 - - WARNING: experimental option --capath /var/etc/openvpn/server1/ca
<29>1 2023-06-29T14:36:58.441811+02:00 pfs.bhf.net openvpn 93453 - - TUN/TAP device ovpns1 exists previously, keep at program end
<29>1 2023-06-29T14:36:58.442119+02:00 pfs.bhf.net openvpn 93453 - - TUN/TAP device /dev/tun1 opened
<29>1 2023-06-29T14:36:58.442476+02:00 pfs.bhf.net openvpn 93453 - - /sbin/ifconfig ovpns1 192.168.3.1/24 mtu 1500 up
<29>1 2023-06-29T14:36:58.452004+02:00 pfs.bhf.net openvpn 93453 - - /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkup ovpns1 1500 0 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0 init
<29>1 2023-06-29T14:36:58.459600+02:00 pfs.bhf.net openvpn 93453 - - UDPv4 link local (bound): [AF_INET]192.168.10.4:1194
<29>1 2023-06-29T14:36:58.459630+02:00 pfs.bhf.net openvpn 93453 - - UDPv4 link remote: [AF_UNSPEC]

                Use

                tail -f /var/log/openvpn.log

                on the console / SSG to follow the /var/log/openvpn.log file easily.

                <29>1 2023-06-29T14:36:58.459750+02:00 pfs.bhf.net openvpn 93453 - - Initialization Sequence Completed

                No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                  viragomann @Jonas Souza
                  last edited by viragomann

                  @Jonas-Souza
                  Your advanced setting are wrong. You have to separate the push command by a semicolon.
                  Further the first address is wrong. It must be the network address.

                  But anyway, instead of putting the push command into the custom options, you should rather state them at "Local networks".
                  So the field should look like this:

                  100.120.1.0/24,10.210.1.0/24

                  And empty the custom options, of course.

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                    Jonas Souza @viragomann
                    last edited by

                    @viragomann

                    Adjusting the settings you mentioned, it worked perfectly. Thank you very much

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                    • GertjanG
                      Gertjan @viragomann
                      last edited by Gertjan

                      @viragomann said in pfsense 2.6.0 system logs message OpenVPN failed to start:

                      And empty the custom options, of course.

                      👍

                      The perfect custom settings :

                      c20b086d-a30a-4d1c-974c-749e1b32d853-image.png

                      Using that for several years now, just great. Easy to maintain.

                      Btw : Because my tunnel network is 192.168.3.0/24 (an available local RFC1918) :
                      You saw my :

                      <29>1 2023-06-29T14:36:58.442476+02:00 pfs.bhf.net openvpn 93453 - - /sbin/ifconfig ovpns1 192.168.3.1/24 mtu 1500 up

                      Because :

                      8fde2302-599a-488c-944b-d06e7c66e7d0-image.png

                      edit :

                      In case you didn't do so already :
                      Assign the OpenVPN server instnce interface to a new interface - I called mine 'OPENVPN'.

                      1b5b30e4-0227-479b-8bf4-bb83c2bc8dbb-image.png

                      Then : activate it :

                      7e5e89a6-aa3f-4bf8-bbdf-94297776b663-image.png

                      (nothing more to do there)

                      Add some rule on the Interface OPENVPN (otherwise nothing can gets in).
                      This one will do just fine :

                      7fed92be-9283-4a84-89d2-8dd263a14b33-image.png

                      Then, pay a visit to the Resolver (DNS !) and make sure it listens to All incoming interfaces.
                      Or at least all incoming interfaces - 'OPENVPN' included :

                      f9cc4c88-f366-4445-8df4-6bad36e38ee1-image.png

                      Finally : even if they are years old now, do visit Youtube. Go to the Netgate Channel and re-watch the 3 official OpenVPN (server) video's. It's worth it.

                      No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                      Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                        Jonas Souza @viragomann
                        last edited by

                        @viragomann @Gertjan

                        Now I'm having another problem, here's the screenshot.

                        OpenVPN service is online.

                        What can it be?

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                          viragomann @Jonas Souza
                          last edited by

                          @Jonas-Souza
                          Mostly this error means that the client cannot reach the server.
                          The server IP is correct in the client settings?

                          Check the firewall log on the server if it has blocked the packets.
                          Or run a packet capture on WAN to see if the packets arrive at all.

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                            Jonas Souza @viragomann
                            last edited by

                            @viragomann

                            Yes, the ip is correct, follow the client's log.

                            Would it be a problem with the certificates now?

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                              viragomann @Jonas Souza
                              last edited by

                              @Jonas-Souza
                              Yes, as the server log shows, there is something wrong with the certificate verification.

                              Is the client certificate issued by the CA, which you stated in the server settings?

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                                Jonas Souza @viragomann
                                last edited by

                                @viragomann

                                Perfectly, I redid the user CA and it worked.

                                Many thanks for the instructions.

                                Excuse my ignorance, but how and where do I consider this topic resolved?

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                                  viragomann @Jonas Souza
                                  last edited by

                                  @Jonas-Souza
                                  Just edit the topic in the first post and put "[SOLVED]" in front of it.

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                                    Jonas Souza @viragomann
                                    last edited by

                                    @viragomann

                                    sorry but when editing the post notifies this warning.

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                                      viragomann @Jonas Souza
                                      last edited by

                                      @Jonas-Souza
                                      Obviously there is a lock now for editing old posts.
                                      Do you have access to the topic in the most recent?

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                                        Jonas Souza @viragomann
                                        last edited by

                                        @viragomann

                                        From the last post yes, but I can't edit the title of the post.

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                                          viragomann @Jonas Souza
                                          last edited by

                                          @Jonas-Souza
                                          Sorry, so I can't sadly help you with that. Obviously the forum haves different now. Don't now what's actually the proper way to mark a topic as solved.

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                                            Jonas Souza @viragomann
                                            last edited by

                                            @viragomann

                                            I reposted, thanks

                                            https://forum.netgate.com/topic/181119/solved-pfsense-2-6-0-system-logs-message-openvpn-failed-to-start

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