Unsuccesful attempt to start OPENVPN on server

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daniel27ad
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Unsuccesful attempt to start OPENVPN on server

Post by daniel27ad » Tue Jul 18, 2017 9:18 pm

Hi,
I have installed open vpn and followed this guide https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/w ... ngOpenVPNk looking to set up a VPN where a laptop can work as the server and a router as the client.

I was able to do everything the guide says, but when I got to the point I had to open the gui and attempt to connect, I got an error:

"Connecting to management interface failed. View log file for more details"

And the log file says:

"Options error: Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s) in server.ovpn:79: cert (2.4.3)
Use --help for more information."

I opened up my server.ovpn file but after I did that, I don't know what else to do. I guess the error tells me that there is something expected to be on that file, and it is not there. I really don't know where to grab the cert (2.4.3) file from and how to add it to the code.

If anyone has a clue of how to solve this, I appreciate the help in advance.

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Re: Unsuccesful attempt to start OPENVPN on server

Post by TinCanTech » Tue Jul 18, 2017 10:21 pm


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