On Wed, 14 Feb 2024 08:34:38 +0100, Bo Berglund <bo.bergl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>I also want to log server side client connect/disconnect events on my server. > >And I have tried to read the documentation here: >https://openvpn.net/community-resources/reference-manual-for-openvpn-2-5/ > >I can find a lot of entries for the client-connect client-disconnect details, >including how it can be configured with call arguments. >But what I don't find is any working example of such a script... > >I have also googled for it but that too fails because noone I have found seems >to want to show an actually working setup including: > >- What needs to be entered in the server.conf file, like permissions >- Where the script could reside to be usable >- What the script file properties should be >- How the script can get the information to write to the log >- How it can actually reach a log location and write a file there > >A working example, which logs client connect and disconnect events with a >readable timestamp and some user data into a log file located in say the >/etc/openvpn/log directory would be very useful in my opinion. > >Is there such an example somewhere? SOLUTION Just to follow up on my question --------------------------------- I have done the following and it seems to work: /etc/openvpn/server/serverlocal.conf: #Add logging of client connect/disconnect events: script-security 2 client-connect /etc/openvpn/scripts/serverlocal-events.sh client-disconnect /etc/openvpn/scripts/serverlocal-events.sh /etc/openvpn/scripts/serverlocal-events.sh: #!/bin/bash # Executed on the server side for client connect and disconnect events. # Log file path LOG_FILE="/etc/openvpn/log/serverlocal-events.log" # Log timestamp LOG_TIMESTAMP=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") # Log client connect or disconnect event with IP address if [ "$script_type" == "client-connect" ]; then echo "$LOG_TIMESTAMP - $common_name connected with IP $trusted_ip" >> "$LOG_FILE" elif [ "$script_type" == "client-disconnect" ]; then echo "$LOG_TIMESTAMP - $common_name disconnected with IP $trusted_ip" >> "$LOG_FILE" fi And when I test this with a connect - disconnect cycle this is what I get: 2024-02-16 11:34:26 - BosseUbu connected with IP 217.213.74.168 2024-02-16 11:34:32 - BosseUbu disconnected with IP 217.213.74.168 So it seems to work as expected... -- Bo Berglund Developer in Sweden _______________________________________________ Openvpn-users mailing list Openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users
