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How to install openvpn from sources?
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 9:43 am
by Deabuggy
Hello!
Please, help me.
I want to get the the last version, which is not in the official repositories yet.
How can i install openvpn server from sources?
I donwloaded openvpn-2.3.10.zip.
when i do:
i dont see /etc/openvpn directory as a result, and there is no openvpn in the /etc/init.d/
OS Debian 8.
thanks.
Re: How to install openvpn from sources?
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 1:22 pm
by TiTex
if you managed to compile it from source without errors , check the in /usr/local/bin , /usr/local/etc/
Re: How to install openvpn from sources?
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 2:24 am
by Traffic
Upgrade to
systemd.
Re: How to install openvpn from sources?
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 9:00 am
by Deabuggy
TiTex wrote:if you managed to compile it from source without errors , check the in /usr/local/bin , /usr/local/etc/
No, there is no openvpn.
I see openvpn compiled in the subfolder op openvpn sources
/Software/openvpn-2.3.10.b/src/openvpn/openvpn
Traffic wrote:Upgrade to
systemd.
Good idea, but i have a some problems with it.
I tested openvpn service:
/Software/openvpn-2.3.10.b/src/openvpn/openvpn --cd /etc/openvpn --daemon --config /etc/openvpn/server.conf
works good.
My systemd profile:
etc/systemd/system/myopenvpn.service
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[Unit]
Description=myopenvpn
After=syslog.target
After=network.target
Requires=network.target
[Service]
Type=forking
PIDFile=/run/myopenvpn.pid
WorkingDirectory=/etc/openvpn/
User=root
Group=root
Environment=RACK_ENV=production
OOMScoreAdjust=-1000
ExecStart = /Software/openvpn-2.3.10.b/src/openvpn/openvpn --cd /etc/openvpn --daemon --config /etc/openvpn/server.conf
TimeoutSec=10
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
systemctl start myopenvpn.service
gives:
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Job for myopenvpn.service failed. See 'systemctl status myopenvpn.service' and 'journalctl -xn' for details.
systemctl status myopenvpn.service
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● myopenvpn.service - myopenvpn
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/myopenvpn.service; enabled)
Active: failed (Result: timeout) since Fri 2016-02-19 09:57:10 CET; 42s ago
Process: 1134 ExecStart=/Software/openvpn-2.3.10.b/src/openvpn/openvpn --cd /etc/openvpn --daemon --config /etc/openvpn/server.conf (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Feb 19 09:57:10 myserver systemd[1]: myopenvpn.service start operation timed out. Terminating.
Feb 19 09:57:10 myserver systemd[1]: Failed to start myopenvpn.
Feb 19 09:57:10 myserver systemd[1]: Unit myopenvpn.service entered failed state.
journalctl -xn
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Feb 19 09:59:17 myserver systemd[1]: myopenvpn.service start operation timed out. Terminating.
Feb 19 09:59:17 myserver systemd[1]: Failed to start myopenvpn.
-- Subject: Unit myopenvpn.service has failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
--
-- Unit myopenvpn.service has failed.
--
-- The result is failed.
Re: How to install openvpn from sources?
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 11:44 am
by Traffic
Deabuggy wrote:I tested openvpn service:
/Software/openvpn-2.3.10.b/src/openvpn/openvpn --cd /etc/openvpn --daemon --config /etc/openvpn/server.conf
works good.
Please post /etc/openvpn/server.conf