getting Error: private key password verification failed

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dragonsoul
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getting Error: private key password verification failed

Post by dragonsoul » Mon Feb 09, 2015 12:04 am

I've tried several suggestions i found in google and nothing works. here is the diagnostic info

2015-02-08 15:48:27 *Tunnelblick: OS X 10.10.2; Tunnelblick 3.4.3 (build 4055.4198)
2015-02-08 15:48:28 *Tunnelblick: Attempting connection with config from ovpn using shadow copy; Set nameserver = 1; monitoring connection
2015-02-08 15:48:28 *Tunnelblick: openvpnstart start config\ from\ ovpn.tblk 1337 1 0 1 0 16688 -ptADGNWradsgnw 2.3.6
2015-02-08 15:48:28 OpenVPN 2.3.6 x86_64-apple-darwin [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [PKCS11] [MH] [IPv6] built on Jan 8 2015
2015-02-08 15:48:28 library versions: OpenSSL 1.0.1k 8 Jan 2015, LZO 2.08
2015-02-08 15:48:28 MANAGEMENT: TCP Socket listening on [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:1337
2015-02-08 15:48:28 Need hold release from management interface, waiting...
2015-02-08 15:48:28 *Tunnelblick: openvpnstart log:
Tunnelblick:
OpenVPN started successfully. Command used to start OpenVPN (one argument per displayed line):

/Applications/Tunnelblick.app/Contents/Resources/openvpn/openvpn-2.3.6/openvpn
--daemon
--log
/Library/Application Support/Tunnelblick/Logs/-SUsers-Srenzoguzman-SLibrary-SApplication Support-STunnelblick-SConfigurations-Sconfig from ovpn.tblk-SContents-SResources-Sconfig.ovpn.1_0_1_0_16688.1337.openvpn.log
--cd
/Library/Application Support/Tunnelblick/Users/renzoguzman/config from ovpn.tblk/Contents/Resources
--config
/Library/Application Support/Tunnelblick/Users/renzoguzman/config from ovpn.tblk/Contents/Resources/config.ovpn
--cd
/Library/Application Support/Tunnelblick/Users/renzoguzman/config from ovpn.tblk/Contents/Resources
--management
127.0.0.1
1337
--management-query-passwords
--management-hold
--script-security
2
--up
/Applications/Tunnelblick.app/Contents/Resources/client.up.tunnelblick.sh -m -w -d -f -ptADGNWradsgnw
--down
/Applications/Tunnelblick.app/Contents/Resources/client.down.tunnelblick.sh -m -w -d -f -ptADGNWradsgnw

2015-02-08 15:48:28 MANAGEMENT: Client connected from [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:1337
2015-02-08 15:48:28 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'pid'
2015-02-08 15:48:28 *Tunnelblick: Established communication with OpenVPN
2015-02-08 15:48:28 *Tunnelblick: openvpnstart starting OpenVPN
2015-02-08 15:48:28 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'state on'
2015-02-08 15:48:28 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'state'
2015-02-08 15:48:28 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'bytecount 1'
2015-02-08 15:48:28 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'hold release'
2015-02-08 15:48:28 NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined scripts
2015-02-08 15:48:28 MANAGEMENT: Client disconnected
2015-02-08 15:48:28 Error: private key password verification failed
2015-02-08 15:48:28 Exiting due to fatal error
2015-02-08 15:48:30 *Tunnelblick: No 'post-disconnect.sh' script to execute
2015-02-08 15:48:30 *Tunnelblick: Expected disconnection occurred.


thank you in advance for any suggestions.

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Re: getting Error: private key password verification failed

Post by maikcat » Mon Feb 09, 2015 8:16 am

2015-02-08 15:48:28 Error: private key password verification failed
did you protected your private key with a password?

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Re: getting Error: private key password verification failed

Post by dragonsoul » Mon Feb 09, 2015 2:22 pm

no, i create the key twice just to make sure i didn't

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Re: getting Error: private key password verification failed

Post by dragonsoul » Mon Feb 09, 2015 2:40 pm

no , actually i created the key twice to make sure no password was set

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Re: getting Error: private key password verification failed

Post by maikcat » Tue Feb 10, 2015 6:39 am

post your configs please.

Michael.

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