Support forum for Easy-RSA certificate management suite.
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OpenMat
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by OpenMat » Tue Nov 17, 2020 1:32 am
Hi All,
Just tried installing
OpenVPN on a
Windows 10 box for the first time but am falling at the first hurdle. Am following
Code: Select all
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Easy_Windows_Guide
Downloaded
OpenVPN-2.5.0-I601-amd64.msi and selected 'Customize' to include easy-rsa (full feature).
Following the instructions, I am supposed to run
init-config in
C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\easy-rsa
However, cannot find init-config; doesnt seem to exist. Have searched the whole of C drive (incase it is installed elsewhere but cannot locate the file anywhere).
Have also tried different install configurations but none seem to install init-config (bat or exe, whatever it is)
Obviously I'm doing something basically wrong as other guides also state init-config must be executed and I cant see any other people having this issue; but cannot work out what I'm doing wrong. Is the MSI the correct file to use?
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OpenMat
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by OpenMat » Tue Nov 17, 2020 1:43 am
I believe 2.5.0 installation MSI is broken (I may be very wrong here, it could be the instructions that are now wrong). I unstalled 2.5.0 and tried 2.4.9 install executable; that works great and init-config gets installed nicely.
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TinCanTech
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by TinCanTech » Tue Nov 17, 2020 1:49 am
OpenVPN 2.5.0 comes with Easy-RSA version 3.
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w1se
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by w1se » Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:00 pm
I had the same problem as OP...never used openVPN before and got stuck. ALL instructions including those on the openvpn.net initial install instructions website state to run init-config which is missing.
Does Easy-RSA version 4 replace this? Can you point to instructions?
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Pippin
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by Pippin » Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:31 pm
I gloomily came to the ironic conclusion that if you take a highly intelligent person and give them the best possible, elite education, then you will most likely wind up with an academic who is completely impervious to reality.
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TinCanTech
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by TinCanTech » Fri Nov 20, 2020 11:09 pm
w1se wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:00 pm
Easy-RSA version 4
w1se ..
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JmLec
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by JmLec » Thu Dec 24, 2020 3:15 pm
The tutorials are not up to date. 2 months that I'm desperately trying to get an answer from the community. Either we laugh at you or no one answers.
After painstaking research, and if it helps:
on C: \ Program Files \ OpenVPN \ easy-rsa launch EasyRSA-Start.bat and type the command ./easyrsa init-pki.
For me I get the following error the answer is:
# ./easyrsa init-pki
Easy-RSA error:
Temporary directory 'C:/Program Files/OpenVPN/easy-rsa/pki/easy-rsa-10824.a03488' does not exist
Easy-RSA error:
Failed to create temporary file
Some prefer to answer that Windows sucks when it seems to have the answer. I wonder if the time is taken to take an interest in the matter ??? In the meantime, is this an Easy-rsa fault? While waiting for a concrete and relevant answer, should the stand-alone version of Easy-
RSA independently of OpenVPN or simply perform a root installation?
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300000
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by 300000 » Tue Jan 05, 2021 12:43 pm
It is very easy to make it work and windows dont work well with Easy-RSA , it is better to install openvpn on Linux so more help available
if you like to use it on windows , windows certificate service is more than can do certificate and more faster or XCA can do the same as Easy-RSA . if you like the route Easy-RSA so just do it and help community by document it when you finish so other people can learn from you.
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TinCanTech
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by TinCanTech » Tue Jan 05, 2021 1:24 pm
300000 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 12:43 pm
windows dont work well with Easy-RSA
EasyRSA 3 works exactly the same on Windows as it does in Linux.
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lordbusiness
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by lordbusiness » Sat Jan 16, 2021 8:21 pm
If you post to support requests saying one of the following:
1. "I don't know why you're having problems"
2. "Duh, just use Linux"
3. "It's supposed to be working."
4. "Read (the pointlessly out-of-date) docs."
Then just don't post at all, please. Your embarrassing answers just further frustrate people who are trying to get OpenVPN working. The neckbeard-like preening just makes the whole open source community look bad.
@LmLec Use "./easyrsa init-pki nopass" This will omit password protecting the CA private key. I don't know why this doesn't work on Windows.
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TinCanTech
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by TinCanTech » Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:15 pm
lordbusiness wrote: ↑Sat Jan 16, 2021 8:21 pm
@LmLec Use "./easyrsa init-pki nopass" This will omit password protecting the CA private key. I don't know why this doesn't work on Windows.
Option
nopass is not supported by
init-pki. Please get your facts right.
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freddehboy
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by freddehboy » Wed Feb 24, 2021 8:04 pm
OpenMat wrote: ↑Tue Nov 17, 2020 1:32 am
Hi All,
Just tried installing
OpenVPN on a
Windows 10 box for the first time but am falling at the first hurdle. Am following
Code: Select all
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Easy_Windows_Guide
Downloaded
OpenVPN-2.5.0-I601-amd64.msi and selected 'Customize' to include easy-rsa (full feature).
Following the instructions, I am supposed to run
init-config in
C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\easy-rsa
However, cannot find init-config; doesnt seem to exist. Have searched the whole of C drive (incase it is installed elsewhere but cannot locate the file anywhere).
Have also tried different install configurations but none seem to install init-config (bat or exe, whatever it is)
Obviously I'm doing something basically wrong as other guides also state init-config must be executed and I cant see any other people having this issue; but cannot work out what I'm doing wrong. Is the MSI the correct file to use?
Hi
I have also installed the OpenVPN-2.5.(1)-I601-amd64.msi and the init-config command did not work. But tried with OpenVPN-2.5.1-I601-amd64.exe. The init-config command does work now!
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amadius
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by amadius » Fri Apr 02, 2021 6:22 pm
Installed OpenVPN by OpenVPN-2.5.1-I601-amd64.msi and init-config.* not
found.
Dear sirs there is little to discuss ... if the installer doesn't work well just admit it ... unless you are boycotting Windows ...
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TinCanTech
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by TinCanTech » Fri Apr 02, 2021 7:34 pm
Easy-RSA 3
DOES NOT HAVE `
init-config`.
Did you even
bother to read this thread ?
See the help for Easy-RSA version 3.....
@
MOD .. Is it possible to lock this thread with an
Official OpenVPN statement ? Please.
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Pippin
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by Pippin » Sat Apr 03, 2021 9:16 am
Ok, locked.
Yes, not all docs are up to date, if one figured it out one is welcome to edit/add to it...
The ones who actually read this thread, the link to the doc is given...
I gloomily came to the ironic conclusion that if you take a highly intelligent person and give them the best possible, elite education, then you will most likely wind up with an academic who is completely impervious to reality.
Halton Arp