Options error: Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s) in client1.ovpn:42: 10.196.20.207 (2.5_beta4)

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Options error: Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s) in client1.ovpn:42: 10.196.20.207 (2.5_beta4)

Post by bambe » Mon Sep 14, 2020 7:49 am

Hi everyone i have installed an openvpn server but i can't connect my windows client i get this message please i need your help
here is my client configuration
Client config
client
dev tun
proto udp
ip 1194
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
user nobody
group nogroup
persist-key
persist-tun
<ca>
# Here goes the content of the ca.crt file
</ca>

<cert>
# Here goes the content of the client.crt file
</cert>

<key>
# Here goes the content of the client.key file
</key>

key-direction 1
<tls-auth>
# Here goes the content of the ta.key file
</tls-auth>
remote-cert-tls server
tls-auth ta.key 1
cipher AES-256-CBC
verb 3
<ca>
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
</ca>
<cert>
Certificate:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
</cert>
<key>
-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-----END PRIVATE KEY-----
</key>
<tls-crypt>
#
# 2048 bit OpenVPN static key
#
-----BEGIN OpenVPN Static key V1-----
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-----END OpenVPN Static key V1-----
</tls-crypt>
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Re: Options error: Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s) in client1.ovpn:42: 10.196.20.207 (2.5_beta4)

Post by Pippin » Mon Sep 14, 2020 10:28 am

We need more info:
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Re: Options error: Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s) in client1.ovpn:42: 10.196.20.207 (2.5_beta4)

Post by bambe » Mon Sep 14, 2020 10:32 am

ok i wanted to use windows 10 as openvpn client

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Re: Options error: Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s) in client1.ovpn:42: 10.196.20.207 (2.5_beta4)

Post by bambe » Mon Sep 14, 2020 10:47 am

after modification of remote xxxx 1194 I receive these messages
openvpn exited with error: exit code = 1

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