OpenVPN does not start on boot

[ldpaniak]

I have tried several snapshots recently (May 9-16) and for each of them, OpenVPN does not start on (re)boot.

If it is started manually by re-saving the config, then a link comes up without error.

Snapshots from the end of April (23-24) did not have this problem.

Is this related to Bug 449?

How does one manually start openvpn on the command line in BSD/pfsense?  Or, rather, what is the mechanism for starting openvpn on boot in pfsense?  I get errors like "openvpn does not exist in /etc/rc.d…"

Thanks!

[jimp]

Yes, it is related to bug #449

I just go into each of my openvpn client pages and click save and this kickstarts them.

What type of WAN do you have?

[ldpaniak]

The single WAN is static IP, so no complications there.

The problem is that OpenVPN is my only access to the system.  Clicking "save" after a reboot is not going to be practical.

It would seem that a simple cron job could mind the link and restart as necessary until a more elegant solution is found.

[jimp]

Hopefully we can track down and fix the bug so it's a non-issue in the immediate future. :)

[ldpaniak]

Certainly a permanent fix is better than a kludge.

If you give me some hints on where to look, I'll put some effort into tracking down this bug.

Thanks.

[jimp]

I'm not sure where the problem is at the moment, but there might be some hints in that ticket.

I'll probably be working on it a little today if I get some time.

[jimp]

I believe I've found the fix. After you update to the next snapshot, you'll still have to edit/save your OpenVPN tunnels once, but it should be fixed then.

I might add a bit of upgrade code to fix that for existing 2.0 users.

EDIT: Maybe no upgrade code, there is no way to tell and old style active (disabled = "") from a new style disabled (disabled = "") except during the actual upgrade process.

[ldpaniak]

Sounds good.  I'll grab the next snapshot and give it a try.  I don't have a need for fixing existing installs - it is beta code after all.

Cheers!

[ldpaniak]

I've tested the latest snapshot on a VM and a real system and OpenVPN now starts autonomously on reboot.

Thanks for the quick fix!