OpenVPN Failed at startup

[spatter1]

Ok, I'm a bit of a linux noob. I've been playing with it for years on and off and don't have a total fear of the command line, but to say I know what I am doing would be a lie.

When booting my HDA, running F12, I am getting an OpenVPN failed message during startup. I had F10 installed before and the VPN worked. When the new release came out I installed and had a bunch of problems so I reverted back to F10 and that was when the OpenVPN Failed startup message started appearing. Seeing as an easy OpenVPN setup was a key factor for me I decided to reinstall F12 and the issue persisted. I am rather clueless about how to diagnose and fix the issue? Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks in advance!

[cpg]

Fromt the Amahi 5.0 release page ...

Known Issues

* The openvpn service displays [FAILED] while booting, however, this is due to a race condition when the service is already running. It's not causing major issues other than the cosmetic [FAILED] in red

so, it's not believed to be an issue. when can you test your vpn from the outside?

you can also do:

Code: Select all

ps guax | grep openvpn

to see if it's running (it should be).

[spatter1]

Wow, I didn't think to just try that nor did I catch that known issue anywhere. I'll give it a try and post a follow up. Thanks.