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Run script whe openvpn is disabled

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    kelsen
    last edited by Oct 16, 2012, 4:52 PM Oct 16, 2012, 12:21 PM

    I've tried to run a script when openvpn goes down, like:
    down '/var/etc/openvpn/route.sh'

    This script simple add a route, but openvpn logs show this warning:
    Failed running command (–up/--down): could not execute external program

    The script is executable, have no error and root is the owner.

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      GruensFroeschli
      last edited by Oct 16, 2012, 12:31 PM

      Not sure if i understand what you are trying to do.
      What is your final goal?
      If you want to add a route when the tunnel goes down:

      Create a static route and add the same route as two higher-prioritised routes to the "custom commands" field.

      eg:
      Add a static route for 10.0.0.0/24 pointing to 172.16.0.2
      When the tunnel is up 10.0.0.0/24 should be routed to the other side of the tunnel (tunnelsubnet 192.168.0.0/29)
      –>custom commands:
      route 10.0.0.0 255.255.255.128; route 10.0.0.128 255.255.255.128

      in the routing table it would look like this:

      IPv4
      Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Mtu Netif Expire
      10.0.0.0/24 172.16.0.2 UGS 0 0 1500 vr0
      10.0.0.0/25 192.168.0.6 UGS 0 0 1500 tun0
      10.0.0.128/25 192.168.0.6 UGS 0 0 1500 tun0

      We do what we must, because we can.

      Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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        kelsen
        last edited by Oct 16, 2012, 1:30 PM

        I want to add a route to an MPLS when openvpn goes down.
        Your explanation looks right, i was thinking, how the pfsense will route packets to 10.0.0.10 (for example)if there is two route for the same subnet?
        then I remembered that routers use more especific route first.

        thank you GruensFroeschli, it's resolved for me, but i believe that others may try to call an script for other reasons and get same error, someone can explain why this happen?

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          GruensFroeschli
          last edited by Oct 16, 2012, 2:54 PM

          I don't really know why you had problems. I never really needed up/down scripts on a pfSense yet.
          On linux i once had similar problems but they were actual bugs in OpenVPN itself which i solved by using a different version of OpenVPN.

          We do what we must, because we can.

          Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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