Can't start on my server

gabece

I'm currently trying to create a VPN server that I can connect to on a CentOS 7 box. However, I'm receiving this error after running $systemctl status openvpn@server.service:

● openvpn@server.service - OpenVPN Robust And Highly Flexible Tunneling Application On server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/openvpn@.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2016-12-14 08:54:30 ChST; 1min 25s ago
Process: 9820 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/openvpn --daemon --writepid /var/run/openvpn/%i.pid --cd /etc/openvpn/ --config %i.conf (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Dec 14 08:54:30 portfolio-centos-512mb-sfo1-01 systemd[1]: Starting OpenVPN Robust And Highly Flexible Tunneling Application On server...
Dec 14 08:54:30 portfolio-centos-512mb-sfo1-01 systemd[1]: openvpn@server.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
Dec 14 08:54:30 portfolio-centos-512mb-sfo1-01 systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenVPN Robust And Highly Flexible Tunneling Application On server.
Dec 14 08:54:30 portfolio-centos-512mb-sfo1-01 systemd[1]: Unit openvpn@server.service entered failed state.
Dec 14 08:54:30 portfolio-centos-512mb-sfo1-01 systemd[1]: openvpn@server.service failed.

Can anyone help me solve this problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

TinCanTech

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gabece

OpenVPN 2.3.13 x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu
CentOS Linux 7
I followed this guide: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-setup-and-configure-an-openvpn-server-on-centos-7

Server conf. file: http://pastebin.com/SeDzuX2B

● openvpn@server.service - OpenVPN Robust And Highly Flexible Tunneling Application On server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/openvpn@.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2016-12-15 02:54:23 ChST; 25s ago
Process: 11698 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/openvpn --daemon --writepid /var/run/openvpn/%i.pid --cd /etc/openvpn/ --config %i.conf (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Dec 15 02:54:23 portfolio-centos-512mb-sfo1-01 systemd[1]: Starting OpenVPN Robust And Highly Flexible Tunneling Application On server...
Dec 15 02:54:23 portfolio-centos-512mb-sfo1-01 systemd[1]: openvpn@server.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
Dec 15 02:54:23 portfolio-centos-512mb-sfo1-01 systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenVPN Robust And Highly Flexible Tunneling Application On server.
Dec 15 02:54:23 portfolio-centos-512mb-sfo1-01 systemd[1]: Unit openvpn@server.service entered failed state.
Dec 15 02:54:23 portfolio-centos-512mb-sfo1-01 systemd[1]: openvpn@server.service failed.

TinCanTech

See --log in The Manual v23x .. Read it carefully.

brendan

https://forums.openvpn.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=22876&p=65910&hilit=systemd.unit#p65935

gabece

I'm getting this from --log: Options error: You must define TUN/TAP device (--dev)
Use --help for more information.

I get this from journalctl -xe:

Dec 16 03:49:28 portfolio-centos-512mb-sfo1-01 openvpn[23487]: Options error: --explicit-exit-notify cannot be used with --mode server
Dec 16 03:49:28 portfolio-centos-512mb-sfo1-01 openvpn[23487]: Use --help for more information.
Dec 16 03:49:28 portfolio-centos-512mb-sfo1-01 systemd[1]: openvpn@server.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
Dec 16 03:49:28 portfolio-centos-512mb-sfo1-01 systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenVPN Robust And Highly Flexible Tunneling Application On server.

TinCanTech

gabece wroteOptions error: --explicit-exit-notify cannot be used with --mode server

https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/ticket/776

gabece wroteOptions error: You must define TUN/TAP device (--dev)

See --dev in The Manual v23x ..