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Hey guys,
I have a really wired problem with the `client-connect`..
I'm trying to create very simple script called `test.sh`(with +x mode): I defined it on my `server.conf`: The problem:
This very simple script always throws error status 2 for some reason, and prevent me from connection: WARNING: Failed running command (--client-connect): external program exited with error status: 1.
When i'm trying to add `exit 0` at the end, i'm able to connect but it not creates the file.

Does someone have an idea?

naive question,

where do you want test.log to be created?
do you have permissions to write to this folder?

Michael.

I solved it! (and it took me the whole... night.)

In case someone tackling the problem and found this post:
The problem was permissions, of course! The `test.sh` script doesn't had the right permission to write on the file.

Commenting these directives on the `server.conf` solved it: Because the `openvpn` changed the user and group after of the daemon after logging in, the script suddenly hadn't the permission to write on files at all.


Thanks!

commenting out these directives you understand that you degrade security...

a more correct approach would be to write to a location with proper permissions.

Marked as solved.

Michael.

of course, thanks. I commented them only for the test mode..