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Chapter 5: Network Configuration
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Command
Description
Enable username/password
authentication
Enable/disable username/password authentication
Authentication script
Path to authentication script (Servers only)
Require certificate
authentication additionally
Additional
certificate
authentication
is (not)
required
(Servers only)
Username
Username for the OpenVPN connection (Clients only)
Password
Password for the OpenVPN connection (Clients only)
Authentication file
Path to authentication file (Clients only)
‘chroot’ to dir after
initialization
No:
(default)
String:
Defines the given directory as the new top level directory
(/)
Change user after
initialization
No:
(default)
Auswahl:
Changes the User-ID from OpenVPN to the defined
string
Change group after
initialization
No:
(default)
Auswahl:
Changes the Group-ID from OpenVPN to the defined
string
Retain key files (persist-key) No:
(default)
Yes:
already read in key-files are
retained and aren’t read in once
more
Retain TUN/TAP devices
(persist-tun)
Yes:
established connections will not be rejected and start/stop
scripts will not be executed
No:
(default)
Additional configurations
OpenVPN supports more than the listed parameters. If you need
one of the parameters, you are able to define them here.
Script to execute after VPN
is up
The defined script will be executed after the OpenVPN connection
is established. The script is running under the user rights given in
„Change user after initialization“.
Script to execute after VPN
is down
The defined script will be executed after the OpenVPN connection
is stopped. The script is running under the user rights given in
„Change user after initialization“.
Logging
Off:
the log function is deactivated
Truncate logfile at startup:
overrides an existing log file; if file
does not exist, it will be created
Append to logfile:
the log will be added to an existing file; if file
does not exist, it will be created
Logfile
Status announcements of OpenVPN are stored in the given log
file
Log same consecutive
messages
A maximum of
n
messages of the same message type will be
saved
Output Verbosity
Defines the details of issue of OpenVPN.
0:
no issue
1 - 4:
normal use
5:
Read & Write for each packet
6 - 11:
Debug info range
Write operational status to
file
No:
OpenVPN status will not be written to a file
Yes:
stores OpenVPN status in the file
Write status interval
All
n
seconds a status will be stored
