Can anyone help with this openvpn problem - it won't start at boot or on restart. [code]pi@raspberrypi ~ $ sudo service openvpn restart [ ok ] Stopping virtual private network daemon:. [FAIL] Starting virtual private network daemon: server failed![/code] From the log: [code]Sun Jan 25 09:53:39 2015 us=665897 TCP/UDP: Socket bind failed on local address [AF_INET]192.168.1.203:1194: Cannot assign requested address Sun Jan 25 09:53:39 2015 us=666090 Exiting[/code] The openvpn log file is here [url]http://paste.debian.net/142177[/url] pi@raspberrypi ~ $ sudo lsof -i COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME dhclient 1890 root 8u IPv4 2625 0t0 UDP *:bootpc dhclient 1890 root 20u IPv4 2588 0t0 UDP *:47059 ntpd 2076 ntp 16u IPv4 2795 0t0 UDP *:ntp ntpd 2076 ntp 17u IPv4 2799 0t0 UDP localhost:ntp ntpd 2076 ntp 18u IPv4 2800 0t0 UDP raspberrypi:ntp sshd 2143 root 3u IPv4 2866 0t0 TCP *:ssh (LISTEN) sshd 3275 root 3u IPv4 4805 0t0 TCP raspberrypi:ssh->lisa:58399 (ESTABLISHED) sshd 3279 pi 3u IPv4 4805 0t0 TCP raspberrypi:ssh->lisa:58399 (ESTABLISHED) Any thoughts?

[quote]Sun Jan 25 09:53:39 2015 us=665897 TCP/UDP: Socket bind failed on local address [AF_INET] [b] 192.168.1.203 [/b] :1194: Cannot assign requested address[/quote] [quote]eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr b8:27:eb:da:ff:77 inet addr:[b] 192.168.0.203 [/b] Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0[/quote] post your config please. possibly your local directive has wrong value. Michael.

[Solved]Openvpn socket bind failed on local address

Shaftspanner

Can anyone help with this openvpn problem - it won't start at boot or on restart.

pi@raspberrypi ~ $ sudo service openvpn restart
[ ok ] Stopping virtual private network daemon:.
[FAIL] Starting virtual private network daemon: server failed!

From the log:

Sun Jan 25 09:53:39 2015 us=665897 TCP/UDP: Socket bind failed on local address [AF_INET]192.168.1.203:1194: Cannot assign requested address
Sun Jan 25 09:53:39 2015 us=666090 Exiting

The openvpn log file is here http://paste.debian.net/142177

pi@raspberrypi ~ $ sudo lsof -i
COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
dhclient 1890 root 8u IPv4 2625 0t0 UDP *:bootpc
dhclient 1890 root 20u IPv4 2588 0t0 UDP *:47059
ntpd 2076 ntp 16u IPv4 2795 0t0 UDP *:ntp
ntpd 2076 ntp 17u IPv4 2799 0t0 UDP localhost:ntp
ntpd 2076 ntp 18u IPv4 2800 0t0 UDP raspberrypi:ntp
sshd 2143 root 3u IPv4 2866 0t0 TCP *:ssh (LISTEN)
sshd 3275 root 3u IPv4 4805 0t0 TCP raspberrypi:ssh->lisa:58399 (ESTABLISHED)
sshd 3279 pi 3u IPv4 4805 0t0 TCP raspberrypi:ssh->lisa:58399 (ESTABLISHED)

Any thoughts?

maikcat

please post:

your config used
output of ifconfig on your pi

Michael.

Shaftspanner

Here's the output of ifconfig:

pi@raspberrypi ~ $ ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr b8:27:eb:da:ff:77
          inet addr:192.168.0.203  Bcast:192.168.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:133440 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:3491 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:8579912 (8.1 MiB)  TX bytes:425400 (415.4 KiB)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:65536  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

pi@raspberrypi ~ $

maikcat

Sun Jan 25 09:53:39 2015 us=665897 TCP/UDP: Socket bind failed on local address [AF_INET] 192.168.1.203 :1194: Cannot assign requested address

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr b8:27:eb:da:ff:77
inet addr: 192.168.0.203 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0

post your config please.

possibly your local directive has wrong value.

Michael.

Shaftspanner

Well spotted, Many thanks.

2 x incorrect ip's in openvpn config file.

Many thanks

maikcat

You welcome,

Marked as Solved,

closing topic,

Michael.