On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Jan Just Keijser <janj...@nikhef.nl> wrote:
> throwing a SIGHUP does not end/exit the connection, it merely restarts
> it; an "exit" message is *not* sent to the server in this case. If you
> throw a SIGTERM the "exit" message will be sent, but then the client
> also exits.
>
Even if exit is not sent, logging in with a new username should work as a
new connection from same common-name automatically disconnects the old
instance.
I actually like the fact that OpenVPN does *not* send an exit
> message on restarts - that way my connection will with the server will
> remain intact as long as possible
>
I too like "exit" not being sent even with SIGHUP as it allows reconnect
without losing existing TCP sessions through the tunnel and still re-read
the config.
Selva
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