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!