Multiple OpenVPN services? openvpn-server@server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. -- 1194: Address already in us

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postcd
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Multiple OpenVPN services? openvpn-server@server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. -- 1194: Address already in us

Post by postcd » Mon Aug 29, 2022 6:02 am

Seeing also these journalctl errors on server:

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Aug 29 07:35:26 ubuntu ovpn-server[1631]: Failed to truncate status file: Invalid argument (errno=22)
Aug 29 07:35:28 ubuntu systemd[1]: openvpn-server@server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Aug 29 07:35:33 ubuntu systemd[1]: openvpn-server@server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Enabled logging on server: nano /etc/openvpn/server/server.conf
by adding line "log /var/log/openvpn/log" making sure that path (file "log") exist (touch /var/log/openvpn/log).
Then: systemctl restart openvpn-server@server.service
Then: cat /var/log/openvpn/log
Showing:

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TCP/UDP: Socket bind failed on local address [AF_INET]MyServPublicIP:1194: Address already in use (errno=98)
Exiting due to fatal error
So OpenVPN process is running? Multiple OVPN services?

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netstat -tulnp|grep 1194
systemctl status|grep vpn
             ├─system-openvpn.slice
             │ └─openvpn@server.service
             │   └─1631 /usr/sbin/openvpn --daemon ovpn-server --status /run/openvpn/server.status 10 --cd /etc/openvpn --script-security 2 --config /etc/openvpn/server.conf --writepid /run/openvpn/server.pid
I have disabled the service i was trying to start:

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systemctl disable openvpn-server@server.service
I would remove it, but which one should remain and why it is duplicate?
"apt list" shows:

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openvpn/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 2.4.4-2ubuntu1.7 amd64 [installed]
openvpn/bionic 2.4.4-2ubuntu1 amd64
This is Ubuntu 18.

postcd
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Re: Multiple OpenVPN services? openvpn-server@server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. -- 1194: Address already i

Post by postcd » Mon Aug 29, 2022 9:48 am

sudo systemctl status --all 2>/dev/null|grep -i vpn|grep ●

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● openvpn-iptables.service
● openvpn-server@service.service - OpenVPN service for service
● openvpn.service - OpenVPN service
● system-openvpn.slice
● system-openvpn\x2dserver.slice

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Re: Multiple OpenVPN services? openvpn-server@server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. -- 1194: Address already i

Post by TinCanTech » Mon Aug 29, 2022 10:20 am

openvpn-server@server.service is the correct service file to use.

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