Re: [Openvpn-users] Problem with service on windows server

2022-06-27 Thread Gert Doering
Hi Selva, Richard, On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 09:59:19PM -0400, Selva Nair wrote: > We need to install the automatic service without manual intervention. Is > this also the behaviour on a fresh install instead of an update? The logic > for installing the service was complicated from start because we

Re: [Openvpn-users] Problem with service on windows server

2022-06-27 Thread Gert Doering
Hi, On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 09:13:08PM -0700, Jordan Hayes wrote: > The other thing that's always driven me crazy is that the client needs > to have the "run as administrator" bit set, and it doesn't happen by > default. That is old folklore, and no longer true since 2.4.0 gert -- "If was one

Re: [Openvpn-users] Problem with service on windows server

2022-06-27 Thread Selva Nair
Hi, If you are referring to running at boot using the so-called automatic service, the service runs as local system and spawns openvpn.exe with elevated privileges. If using the GUI, the "right" way is to run the GUI without elevation, let the interactive service start openvpn.exe as user (not el

Re: [Openvpn-users] Problem with service on windows server

2022-06-27 Thread Jordan Hayes
The other thing that's always driven me crazy is that the client needs to have the "run as administrator" bit set, and it doesn't happen by default. /jordan ___ Openvpn-users mailing list Openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforg

Re: [Openvpn-users] Problem with service on windows server

2022-06-27 Thread Selva Nair
Hi, > the \\config-auto folder is only created if the 'openVPN Service' is > selected *manually* during installation. > We need to install the automatic service without manual intervention. Is this also the behaviour on a fresh install instead of an update? The logic for installing the service w

Re: [Openvpn-users] Problem with service on windows server

2022-06-27 Thread tincantech via Openvpn-users
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Hi, the \\config-auto folder is only created if the 'openVPN Service' is selected *manually* during installation. However, the 'Interactive-Service' *is* installed by default. This feels *needlessly* complicated. As a long-time Windows user, I am

Re: [Openvpn-users] Problem with service on windows server

2022-06-27 Thread tincantech via Openvpn-users
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Correction: 2.5.7-I602 not 2.5.5 --- Original Message --- On Monday, June 27th, 2022 at 22:35, tincantech via Openvpn-users wrote: > Hi, > > I must point this out: > > > > > > > > I am setting up an OpenVPN server on a windows server fo

Re: [Openvpn-users] Problem with service on windows server

2022-06-27 Thread tincantech via Openvpn-users
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Hi, I must point this out: > > > > I am setting up an OpenVPN server on a windows server for a > > > > client, but ran into the problem where the openvpn service in > > > > services doesn’t pick up the config files I placed into the > > > > C:\Pro

Re: [Openvpn-users] Problem with service on windows server

2022-06-27 Thread Austin Witmer
I’ve set up openvpn servers on multiple windows machines before, but never ran into that problem before. If I have the time, I might have to do some testing on another machine and see if I can replicate the issue. Austin Witmer > On Jun 27, 2022, at 12:57 AM, Samuli Seppänen wrote: > > HI, >

Re: [Openvpn-users] Problem with service on windows server

2022-06-27 Thread Samuli Seppänen
HI, Il 26/06/22 04:33, Austin Witmer ha scritto: I actually managed to get it figured out now. I did multiple reinstalls making sure that I selected to have the openvpn service installed. None of that seemed to work. I finally went into the properties of that service and specified a user an

Re: [Openvpn-users] Problem with service on windows server

2022-06-25 Thread Austin Witmer
I actually managed to get it figured out now. I did multiple reinstalls making sure that I selected to have the openvpn service installed. None of that seemed to work. I finally went into the properties of that service and specified a user and password to use to run the service. Then it worked!

Re: [Openvpn-users] Problem with service on windows server

2022-06-25 Thread Selva Nair
Hi, Check whether openvpnservice is installed by running the following from a command line sc query OpenVPNService It will show whether the service exists and its current state. If installed but nor running open services and change the startup to automatic and start. If not installed, you may h

[Openvpn-users] Problem with service on windows server

2022-06-25 Thread Austin Witmer
Hello all! I am setting up an OpenVPN server on a windows server for a client, but ran into the problem where the openvpn service in services doesn’t pick up the config files I placed into the C:\Program Files\Openvpn\config folder. I can start the server from the command line just fine and als