I just installed Openvpn 2.1.2.1 on a 32 bit Fedora 13. It doesn't start in the usual manner. My usual manner is to use a root console and CD to /etc/openvpn, then tell it openvpn server.conf, at which point the console asks for the password, then quickly goes to Initialization Sequence Completed, and folks can then access the VPN.
But this time I it just does this:
[root@backupserver openvpn]# openvpn server.conf
[root@backupserver openvpn]#
It doesn't hang and doesn't produce errors. It just goes back to the prompt, ready for another command.
It is installed, which is clear when I tell it just openvpn with no configuration file. That causes it to produce:
OpenVPN 2.1.2 i686-pc-linux-gnu [SSL] [LZO2] [EPOLL] [PKCS11] built on Aug 25 2010
General Options:
--config file : Read configuration options from file.
--help : Show options.
--version : Show copyright and version information.
Tunnel Options:
--local host : Local host name or ip address. Implies --bind.
--remote host [port] : Remote host name or ip address.
and much more.
Also, long ago, in a much older version, files and folders were put in the /etc/openvpn folder during installation, but no more. Even in the 2.1.1.2 version I have to manually put files in there for it. Is it supposed to put files and folders in there? I think it should, because they include the licensing and such. The 2.1.1.2 works with the files i copy in from the older version, but I fear an older version file copied into it might not be the best way to run it.
Anyway, I have 2.1.1.2 running on one F13 machine, and 2.1.2.1 not running on another. The files I copied into the 2.1.2.1 machine are the same as in the 2.1.1.2 machine, with only the IPs and port numbers changed to avoid conflict. I put the second on a different subnet and gave it port 1193 instead of 1194. But it doesn't get far enough for that to matter.
What is the correct way to start this thing?
