Gave my first try with 2.5 this morning with rc2. Made absolutely sure I selected all install options except for the GUI utility which I don't want on a server. Right off the bat trying to generate keys with the instructions I've used many times before and the scripts I'm looking for are not to be found.
I looked around and found the same instructions in the 2x HOW TO and they start off the same way, but the scripts mentioned are missing.
2.5rc2 missing easyrsa init.config, vars, clean-all, etc scripts
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Re: 2.5rc2 missing easyrsa init.config, vars, clean-all, etc scripts
Thanks, I didn't read carefully enough. From the 2x page a little further up from where I usually start reading;
For PKI management, we will use easy-rsa 2, a set of scripts which is bundled with OpenVPN 2.2.x and earlier. If you’re using OpenVPN 2.3.x, you need to download easy-rsa 2 separately from here.
For PKI management, we will use easy-rsa 2, a set of scripts which is bundled with OpenVPN 2.2.x and earlier. If you’re using OpenVPN 2.3.x, you may need to download easy-rsa 2 separately from the easy-rsa-old project page. An easy-rsa 2 package is also available for Debian and Ubuntu in the OpenVPN software repos. On *NIX platforms you should look into using easy-rsa 3instead; refer to its own documentation for details.
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Re: 2.5rc2 missing easyrsa init.config, vars, clean-all, etc scripts
RC2 means it is a test version not a full release.
2.5 now ships with EasyRSA-3, which has it's own web site: https://github.com/OpenVPN/easy-rsa
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Re: 2.5rc2 missing easyrsa init.config, vars, clean-all, etc scripts
Thanks, yes I was checking things out and seeing what I need to change in my processes to move up to the 2.5+ versions eventually coming out. Also just found this doc re EasyRSA-3. https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/w ... nVPN-Howto
I can see how that's more secure but it's a big process departure from EasyRSA-old. Also potentially a problem when my VPN client is a Ubiquiti Edgerouter. I'll have to give it a try.
I can see how that's more secure but it's a big process departure from EasyRSA-old. Also potentially a problem when my VPN client is a Ubiquiti Edgerouter. I'll have to give it a try.
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Re: 2.5rc2 missing easyrsa init.config, vars, clean-all, etc scripts
EasyRSA-3 can upgrade your EasyRSA-2 PKI .. Please make a full backup first.
Then, give it a shot!
Let me know how you get on
Then, give it a shot!
Let me know how you get on