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I have an OpenVPN server running version 2.3.4.
The server.conf contains this line: One of the clients has this config file:
/etc/openvpn/clients/client1
contents This works correct.
The config is according to https://openvpn.net/community-resources ... -policies/

Now I have set up a new server, version 2.5.1
The server.conf contains this line: One of the clients has this config file:
/etc/openvpn/clients/aserv
contents Which is exactly according to the specification on the aforementioned web page.
The configuration of the client fails however.
When I remove the client config file the client get assigned the first address from the pool 10.89.32.2 and works correctly.

But I want to assign this specific address to my client.
When I edit the client config file to contain: it also works correctly. But it is not according to the instructions.
That format I found in various user forums (not OpenVPN)
I have used the old format as in the manual for decades, literally
Has this format been changed, or what?

Client: Openvpn 2.5.1
Debian Bullseye

Server: OpenVPN 2.5.1
Raspian Bullsey

The change you are experiencing is due to --topology subnet

That explains it, thank you very much.

According to OpenVPN documentation topology subnet is not the default. However it is present in my server.conf all the same, while it is not in the example server.conf. So I might have uncommented it myself while following some guide without knowing what I was doing. <insert head-banging icon here>

Thanks again for the clarification.