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    OpenVPN log timestamps are mixed UTC and Local.

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      SteveStone
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      When auditing my logs, I figured the logs for OpenVPN has an issue where some entries have the correct local time, other are in UTC.
      I've search the forums for similar issues, but have not found the same issue.
      And I was not able to find different time notations for different services, let alone OpenVPN.

      Is this just me or a bug?
      Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance!

      Example (with redaction of what I consider sensitive):
      Oct 8 09:21:15 openvpn 16705 user1/<public_ipv4>:25850 MULTI_sva: pool returned IPv4=<local_ipv4>, IPv6=<local_ipv6>
      Oct 8 11:21:15 openvpn 43241 openvpn server 'vpn0' user 'user1' address '<public_ipv4>:25850' - connecting
      Oct 8 11:21:15 openvpn 46198 openvpn server 'vpn0' user 'user1' address '<public_ipv4>:25850' - connected
      Oct 8 09:28:49 openvpn 16705 user1/<public_ipv4>:25850 CC-EEN exit message received by peer
      Oct 8 11:28:55 openvpn 59984 openvpn server 'vpn0' user 'user1' address '<public_ipv4>:25850' - disconnected

      Details:
      pfSense version: 2.7.2-RELEASE

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        SteveStone
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        bump

        Would love to know if anybody else is experiencing the same issue or has a solution.

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          pwood999 @SteveStone
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          @SteveStone Not me. I have several OpenVPN servers on multiple PfSense boxes, and the logs are correct on all of them.

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