id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,priority,milestone,component,version,severity,resolution,keywords,cc 1162,Unable to start OpenVPN-AS on Desktop Ubuntu 18.04 due to absence of ifconfig/net-tools,vics,jamesyonan,"Couldn't start Access Server on the desktop version of Ubuntu 18.04 The following error is thrown: {{{ Error: process started and then immediately exited: ['Fri Mar 1 12:00:20 2019 Linux ifconfig failed: could not execute external program'] service failed to start or returned error status }}} Usage of net-tools is considered to be deprecated on latest versions of Ubuntu (other distros too). Sure, it's possible to manually install it, but it looks like additional overhead for end users. Setup: {{{ Access Server version: 2.6.1 lim@TempIXX:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS Release: 18.04 Codename: bionic }}} Deb package from https://openvpn.net/downloads/openvpn-as-latest-ubuntu18.amd_64.deb",Bug / Defect,closed,major,,Access Server,,"Not set (select this one, unless your'e a OpenVPN developer)",fixed-external,,