VPN does not mount - as newbie with OpenVPN, need some help ;)

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nikkobuntu
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VPN does not mount - as newbie with OpenVPN, need some help ;)

Post by nikkobuntu » Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:44 pm

Hello,
here is some details :
Architecture :
All server and clients are with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Main site : hosting openVPN server, on 192.168.8.251 accessed through gateway on port 1194 and 943 for admin / client https access.
I found that server was hosting a previous installation, from 2016, of openVPN, not used for a while.
I reinstall / upgrade it following officials doc ..
Server is OK, is fully accessible, as for admin than simple client, as well from inside server site than from outside.
I create new user from the web admin, then connect from outside with client user/authpass ;
Then downloaded config file from web user link (auto-login and client one) on Client PC, and then trying to start openVPN, as well from ubuntu parameter -- by adding file downloaded, as well from command line ; with no result

Negotiations start, seems to be OK, then, some thing wrong append and negotiation restart.. Here are the ouput from the command line (openvpn client)

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 $ openvpn --verb 5 --config ~/.openvpn/soubes/nicolas_autologin.ovpn
Mon Jun  1 14:27:34 2020 OpenVPN 2.4.4 x86_64-pc-linux-gnu [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [EPOLL] [PKCS11] [MH/PKTINFO] [AEAD] built on May 14 2019
Mon Jun  1 14:27:34 2020 library versions: OpenSSL 1.1.1  11 Sep 2018, LZO 2.08
Mon Jun  1 14:27:34 2020 WARNING: --ns-cert-type is DEPRECATED.  Use --remote-cert-tls instead.
Mon Jun  1 14:27:34 2020 Outgoing Control Channel Authentication: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Mon Jun  1 14:27:34 2020 Incoming Control Channel Authentication: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Mon Jun  1 14:27:34 2020 TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]192.168.8.251:1194
Mon Jun  1 14:27:34 2020 Socket Buffers: R=[212992->212992] S=[212992->212992]
Mon Jun  1 14:27:34 2020 UDP link local: (not bound)
Mon Jun  1 14:27:34 2020 UDP link remote: [AF_INET]192.168.8.251:1194
Mon Jun  1 14:27:38 2020 Server poll timeout, restarting
Mon Jun  1 14:27:38 2020 SIGUSR1[soft,server_poll] received, process restarting
I,ve try with different conf file, output and result still the same

My questions are :
- Is the "WARNING: --ns-cert-type is DEPRECAT.." could have effect on the logon process ?
- "Mon Jun 1 14:27:34 2020 UDP link local: (not bound)" is it normal that no local IP is set at this stage of negotiation ?
- As the main server keys were produced at the first install, do I have to cancel them and re-init openVpn server (what I do not know how to do) ?

I will appreciate some help for the community, which I thanks in advance ...
Nicolas
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nikkobuntu
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Re: VPN does not mount - as newbie with OpenVPN, need some help ;)

Post by nikkobuntu » Fri Jun 05, 2020 2:58 pm

Hi every body ...
a little UP to my pb, which stil unsolved ..
I've regenrate all keys for the users and servers, following docs.. every thing seems to be ok, but the server still not accepting connection for the users declared.

I'm stuck with this pb ..
May someone help me, please ?
thkx

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