Stop OpenVPN from creating ANY log files

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Hello,

How do I stop OpenVPN from creating any log files at all?

I have searched and found some suggestions for config file arguments that limit the logging but each time a connection is made the log file is still generated and I have not found a solution that stops log files from being created all together.

Thanks in advance.

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No one knows???

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[openvpn@iment.com]

I haven't tried this myself, but adding the following line to the config file should work.

log /dev/null

This option can also be used on the command line that starts openvpn (as long as it is prefixed by two dashes, as in "--log /dev/null").

Also, any left-over "log-append" option(s) should be replaced by the simple "log" option.

Note that openvpn must be restarted for logging to be stopped. (The older log files will not automatically be erased.)

[TinCanTech]

How do I stop OpenVPN from creating any log files at all?

I haven't tried this myself, but adding the following line to the config file should work.

log /dev/null

This only redirects the log file (on *nix) but it does not stop it being generated.