I just tested with the above patch to /etc/init.d/openvpn. This solves the problem, the boot is not interrupted.
OpenVPN fails to launch this config and logs the following error message to syslog: Oct 15 21:35:30 jon-imac ovpn-myconfigname[5225]: ERROR: could not read token-insertion-request ok-confirmation from stdin Thanks for your quick response and analysis of this bug, Thierry. -- openvpn configuration with token (pkcs11 provider) blocks the boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/278784 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs