openvpn 2.4.6 in lxc container with gentoo, kernel 4.15 shared with lxc host openvpn is working with these 2 exceptions [list=]not starting at boot time but no problem with /etc/init.d/openvpn start[/list] [list=]not stopping with /etc/init.d/openvpn stop[/list] [code]/etc/init.d/openvpn -v start[/code] [quote]Executing: /lib64/rc/sh/openrc-run.sh /lib64/rc/sh/openrc-run.sh /etc/init.d/openvpn start No permission to apply cgroup settings Starting openvpn … start-stop-daemon: fopen `/var/run/openvpn.pid’: No such file or directory Detaching to start `/usr/sbin/openvpn’ …[/quote] [code] /etc/init.d/openvpn -v stop[/code] [quote]* Executing: /lib64/rc/sh/openrc-run.sh /lib64/rc/sh/openrc-run.sh /etc/init.d/openvpn stop * No permission to apply cgroup settings * Stopping openvpn ... * Will stop /usr/sbin/openvpn * Will stop PID 852 * Will stop processes of `/usr/sbin/openvpn' * Sending signal 15 to PID 852 ... [ ok ] * start-stop-daemon: 1 process refused to stop [ !! ] * ERROR: openvpn failed to stop[/quote] So assunig that for whatever reason openvpn.pid is not generated I added the following to the server's conf [oconf=server]writepid /var/run/openvpn.pid [/oconf] but that did not make a difference and thus no cure. Apprecaite a pointer of how to sort/debug this

[quote=n8v8r post_id=79752 time=1530495748 user_id=44446] openvpn 2.4.6 in lxc container [/quote][quote=n8v8r post_id=79752 time=1530495748 user_id=44446] Apprecaite a pointer of how to sort/debug this [/quote]Don't use a container .. The same is true with dropping privileges or chroot'ing. Please see: [url=https://forums.openvpn.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=22603]HOWTO: Request Help ![/url]

solved with running from [code]rc-update add openvpn default[/code]

openvpn won't start at boot and won't stop

Anonymous

openvpn 2.4.6 in lxc container with gentoo, kernel 4.15 shared with lxc host

openvpn is working with these 2 exceptions

not starting at boot time but no problem with /etc/init.d/openvpn start

not stopping with /etc/init.d/openvpn stop

/etc/init.d/openvpn -v start

Executing: /lib64/rc/sh/openrc-run.sh /lib64/rc/sh/openrc-run.sh /etc/init.d/openvpn start
No permission to apply cgroup settings
Starting openvpn …
start-stop-daemon: fopen `/var/run/openvpn.pid’: No such file or directory
Detaching to start `/usr/sbin/openvpn’ …


/etc/init.d/openvpn -v stop

* Executing: /lib64/rc/sh/openrc-run.sh /lib64/rc/sh/openrc-run.sh /etc/init.d/openvpn stop
* No permission to apply cgroup settings
* Stopping openvpn ...
* Will stop /usr/sbin/openvpn
* Will stop PID 852
* Will stop processes of `/usr/sbin/openvpn'
* Sending signal 15 to PID 852 ... [ ok ]
* start-stop-daemon: 1 process refused to stop [ !! ]
* ERROR: openvpn failed to stop

So assunig that for whatever reason openvpn.pid is not generated I added the following to the server's conf

writepid /var/run/openvpn.pid
but that did not make a difference and thus no cure.

Apprecaite a pointer of how to sort/debug this

TinCanTech

n8v8r wrote openvpn 2.4.6 in lxc container

n8v8r wrote Apprecaite a pointer of how to sort/debug this

Don't use a container ..

The same is true with dropping privileges or chroot'ing.

Please see:
HOWTO: Request Help !

Anonymous

That is hardly a solution. containers/dockers are up and coming. dropping priviliges is common too and does not cause such issue, never tried chrootíng.

TinCanTech

It is your container and your openvpn .. neither of which you have provided adequate details.

I am running ~~200 node openvpn emulation right now ..

Anonymous

what details are missing other than provided at the top of the intial post -> openvpn 2.4.6 in lxc container with gentoo, kernel 4.15 shared with lxc host and pertaining to the creation (or lack thereof) of openvpn.pid

Anonymous

solved with running from

rc-update add openvpn default