so you're running openvpn (as a client, I assume) on a server to which you only have SSH access? and the openvpn config that you are using (or receiving) wants to redirect all traffic via the VPN?
in that case, either refuse the pushed routes from the server , or add an extra line to the client-side config
route A.B.C.D 255.255.255.255 net_gateway
where A.B.C.D is the ip address from which you are connecting.
