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OpenVPN systemd use
This is only a brief summary of OpenVPN systemd usage.
OpenVPN must be compiled with systemd support.
Use the correct OpenVPN supported systemd
.service
files.
Build OpenVPN with systemd support
When you build the openvpn binary use the configure option --enable-systemd
like so:
./configure --enable-systemd
Verify OpenVPN systemd support has been enabled like so:
$ openvpn --version
Look for
enable-systemd=yes
in the output.
Using OpenVPN with systemd support
In order to use OpenVPN with systemd please use the correct systemd .service
file.
Server:
- Place your server configuration file in
/etc/openvpn/server
- Use the
openvpn-server@.service
like so:$ sudo systemctl start openvpn-server@{Server-config}
Replace{Server-config}
with thename
of your config file without the.conf
Client:
- Place your client configuration file in
/etc/openvpn/client
- Use the
openvpn-client@.service
like so:$ sudo systemctl start openvpn-client@{Client-config}
Replace{Client-config}
with thename
of your config file without the.conf
Start at boot:
Replace
start
withenable
Other systemd questions are probably best answered by reading man systemd
Note:
openvpn@.service
is deprecated.openvpn.service
is obsoleted. (This is only used for backward compatibility)
Known issues
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/ticket/945
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/ticket/1089