-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Hi,
I must point this out: <quote> > > > > I am setting up an OpenVPN server on a windows server for a > > > > client, but ran into the problem where the openvpn service in > > > > services doesn’t pick up the config files I placed into the > > > > C:\Program Files\Openvpn\config folder. > > > > > > > > I can start the server from the command line just fine and also > > > > from the openvpn-gui client, but when I start the openvpn service > > > > in services, the service starts and stays running, but the server > > > > isn’t listening for incoming connections. </quote> It is not clear if the following point effects the OP, however .. The correct folder for auto-start is: C:\Program Files\Openvpn\config-auto However, this directory and the README are *not* installed using 2.5.5-I602. This could be due to recent changes. -- Sent with Proton Mail secure email. ------- Original Message ------- On Monday, June 27th, 2022 at 22:09, Austin Witmer <austi...@emypeople.net> wrote: > I’ve set up openvpn servers on multiple windows machines before, but never > ran into that problem before. > > If I have the time, I might have to do some testing on another machine and > see if I can replicate the issue. > > Austin Witmer > > > On Jun 27, 2022, at 12:57 AM, Samuli Seppänen sam...@openvpn.net wrote: > > > > HI, > > > > Il 26/06/22 04:33, Austin Witmer ha scritto: > > > > > I actually managed to get it figured out now. > > > I did multiple reinstalls making sure that I selected to have the openvpn > > > service installed. None of that seemed to work. > > > I finally went into the properties of that service and specified a user > > > and password to use to run the service. Then it worked! The user I chose > > > is the same one I am logged in as. Is that a bug of some kind? Why should > > > I have to do that? > > > > This is not normal and we have not heard of this before. Normally > > OpenVPNService runs just fine with admin privileges and does not require > > defining any credentials. > > > > To me it seems like some Windows setting or possibly some security software > > is interfering with normal function of OpenVPNService and what you did > > allowed working around the issue. > > > > Samuli > > > > > Thanks! > > > Austin Witmer > > > > > > > On Jun 25, 2022, at 4:32 PM, Selva Nair <selva.n...@gmail.com > > > > mailto:selva.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > Check whether openvpnservice is installed by running the following from > > > > a command line > > > > > > > > sc query OpenVPNService > > > > > > > > It will show whether the service exists and its current state. If > > > > installed but nor running open services and change the startup to > > > > automatic and start. > > > > > > > > If not installed, you may have to uninstall openvpn and re-install it. > > > > Select custom install and make sure OpenVPN service is selected. > > > > > > > > It seems the msi installer has some weird logic in selecting when to > > > > install the service (so-called automatic service) and when to set it to > > > > auto start. The interactive service used by the GUI is installed by > > > > default. > > > > > > > > Selva > > > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 3:09 PM Austin Witmer <austi...@emypeople.net > > > > mailto:austi...@emypeople.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello all! > > > > > > > > I am setting up an OpenVPN server on a windows server for a > > > > client, but ran into the problem where the openvpn service in > > > > services doesn’t pick up the config files I placed into the > > > > C:\Program Files\Openvpn\config folder. > > > > > > > > I can start the server from the command line just fine and also > > > > from the openvpn-gui client, but when I start the openvpn service > > > > in services, the service starts and stays running, but the server > > > > isn’t listening for incoming connections. > > > > > > > > The log files aren't being created either, so that make me think > > > > that for some reason the openvpn service isn’t seeing my > > > > server.ovpn file with my configuration. > > > > > > > > By the way, this is the latest version of openvpn downloaded and > > > > installed this morning. > > > > > > > > Do you have any idea what the problem is? 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