The Debian maintainer fixed this behavior in 2.3.2-4 and this version recently made it into Ubuntu Saucy.
** Changed in: openvpn (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to openvpn in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1130599 Title: make openvpn's net-tools dependency optional To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvpn/+bug/1130599/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs