Openvpn client fails to start

[clarknova]

2.0-RC1 (amd64)
built on Sun Feb 13 23:53:14 EST 2011

I see the following messages in my system log about 9 times immediately after updating to the RC:

Feb 14 00:14:31	check_reload_status: syncing firewall
Feb 14 00:14:31	php: : WARNING! Configuration written on bootup. This can cause stray openvpn and load balancing items in config.xml
Feb 14 00:14:31	check_reload_status: syncing firewall
Feb 14 00:14:30	php: : WARNING! Configuration written on bootup. This can cause stray openvpn and load balancing items in config.xml

I had openvpn running as a client, connecting to a remote server. It worked until the system update, but not since. Status | Services says openvpn is not running and I have not access to the remote network.

[AhnHEL]

Check your OpenVPN logs, does it give you this error?

Feb 14 01:59:29    openvpn[62233]: Use –help for more information.
Feb 14 01:59:29    openvpn[62233]: Options error: Bad local port number: 0

http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,33277.0.html

[clarknova]

Indeed.

[jimp]

I'm looking into a fix… for now you can get around it by putting in a distinct, random port number in the 'local port' box for each client.

[clarknova]

Thanks, that worked. I'll follow the other thread.