I'm trying to set up openvpn on the server using this guide:https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-and-configure-an-openvpn-server-on-ubuntu-22-04
I got to step 10, but I can't start the openvpn service:
serv_ivan@964889-cd87180:~$ sudo systemctl -f enable openvpn-server@server.service[sudo] password for serv_ivan: serv_ivan@964889-cd87180:~$ sudo systemctl start openvpn-server@server.serviceserv_ivan@964889-cd87180:~$ sudo systemctl status openvpn-server@server.service● openvpn-server@server.service - OpenVPN service for server Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/openvpn-server@.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: activating (auto-restart) (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2022-08-01 21:33:03 MSK; 3s ago Docs: man:openvpn(8) https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Openvpn24ManPage https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/HOWTO Process: 1256469 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/openvpn --status /run/openvpn-server/status-server.log --status-version 2 --suppress-timestamps --config server.conf (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Main PID: 1256469 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Status: "Pre-connection initialization successful" CPU: 24msAug 01 21:33:03 964889-cd87180.tmweb.ru systemd[1]: openvpn-server@server.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILUREAug 01 21:33:03 964889-cd87180.tmweb.ru systemd[1]: openvpn-server@server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.serv_ivan@964889-cd87180:~$I searched the Internet for an answer, but did not find it.
log:
serv_ivan@964889-cd87180:~$ sudo tail -n 20 /var/log/syslogAug 1 21:36:47 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Stopped OpenVPN connection to server.Aug 1 21:36:47 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Starting OpenVPN connection to server...Aug 1 21:36:47 964889-cd87180 ovpn-server[1257478]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: /etc/openvpn/server.confAug 1 21:36:47 964889-cd87180 ovpn-server[1257478]: Use --help for more information.Aug 1 21:36:47 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn@server.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILUREAug 1 21:36:47 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn@server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.Aug 1 21:36:47 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenVPN connection to server.Aug 1 21:36:48 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn-server@server.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1733.Aug 1 21:36:48 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Stopped OpenVPN service for server.Aug 1 21:36:48 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Starting OpenVPN service for server...Aug 1 21:36:48 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Started OpenVPN service for server.Aug 1 21:36:48 964889-cd87180 networkd-dispatcher[1030209]: WARNING:Unknown index 49326 seen, reloading interface listAug 1 21:36:48 964889-cd87180 systemd-networkd[1214783]: tun1: Link UPAug 1 21:36:48 964889-cd87180 systemd-networkd[1214783]: tun1: Gained carrierAug 1 21:36:48 964889-cd87180 systemd-networkd[1214783]: tun1: Gained IPv6LLAug 1 21:36:48 964889-cd87180 systemd-udevd[1257483]: Using default interface naming scheme 'v249'.Aug 1 21:36:48 964889-cd87180 systemd-networkd[1214783]: tun1: Link DOWNAug 1 21:36:48 964889-cd87180 systemd-networkd[1214783]: tun1: Lost carrierAug 1 21:36:48 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn-server@server.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILUREAug 1 21:36:48 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn-server@server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.serv_ivan@964889-cd87180:~$cat server.config:
################################################## Sample OpenVPN 2.0 config file for ## multi-client server. ## ## This file is for the server side ## of a many-clients <-> one-server ## OpenVPN configuration. ## ## OpenVPN also supports ## single-machine <-> single-machine ## configurations (See the Examples page ## on the web site for more info). ## ## This config should work on Windows ## or Linux/BSD systems. Remember on ## Windows to quote pathnames and use ## double backslashes, e.g.: ## "C:\\Program Files\\OpenVPN\\config\\foo.key" ## ## Comments are preceded with '#' or ';' ################################################### Which local IP address should OpenVPN# listen on? (optional);local 94.228.120.106# Which TCP/UDP port should OpenVPN listen on?# If you want to run multiple OpenVPN instances# on the same machine, use a different port# number for each one. You will need to# open up this port on your firewall.port 1194# TCP or UDP server?;proto tcpproto udp# "dev tun" will create a routed IP tunnel,# "dev tap" will create an ethernet tunnel.# Use "dev tap0" if you are ethernet bridging# and have precreated a tap0 virtual interface# and bridged it with your ethernet interface.# If you want to control access policies# over the VPN, you must create firewall# rules for the the TUN/TAP interface.# On non-Windows systems, you can give# an explicit unit number, such as tun0.# On Windows, use "dev-node" for this.# On most systems, the VPN will not function# unless you partially or fully disable# the firewall for the TUN/TAP interface.;dev tapdev tun# Windows needs the TAP-Win32 adapter name# from the Network Connections panel if you# have more than one. On XP SP2 or higher,# you may need to selectively disable the# Windows firewall for the TAP adapter.# Non-Windows systems usually don't need this.;dev-node MyTap# SSL/TLS root certificate (ca), certificate# (cert), and private key (key). Each client# and the server must have their own cert and# key file. The server and all clients will# use the same ca file.## See the "easy-rsa" directory for a series# of scripts for generating RSA certificates# and private keys. Remember to use# a unique Common Name for the server# and each of the client certificates.## Any X509 key management system can be used.# OpenVPN can also use a PKCS #12 formatted key file# (see "pkcs12" directive in man page).ca ca.crtcert server.crtkey server.key # This file should be kept secret# Diffie hellman parameters.# Generate your own with:# openssl dhparam -out dh2048.pem 2048;dh dh2048.pemdh none# Network topology# Should be subnet (addressing via IP)# unless Windows clients v2.0.9 and lower have to# be supported (then net30, i.e. a /30 per client)# Defaults to net30 (not recommended);topology subnet# Configure server mode and supply a VPN subnet# for OpenVPN to draw client addresses from.# The server will take 10.8.0.1 for itself,# the rest will be made available to clients.# Each client will be able to reach the server# on 10.8.0.1. Comment this line out if you are# ethernet bridging. See the man page for more info.server 10.8.0.0 255.255.255.0# Maintain a record of client <-> virtual IP address# associations in this file. If OpenVPN goes down or# is restarted, reconnecting clients can be assigned# the same virtual IP address from the pool that was# previously assigned.ifconfig-pool-persist /var/log/openvpn/ipp.txt# Configure server mode for ethernet bridging.# You must first use your OS's bridging capability# to bridge the TAP interface with the ethernet# NIC interface. Then you must manually set the# IP/netmask on the bridge interface, here we# assume 10.8.0.4/255.255.255.0. Finally we# must set aside an IP range in this subnet# (start=10.8.0.50 end=10.8.0.100) to allocate# to connecting clients. Leave this line commented# out unless you are ethernet bridging.;server-bridge 10.8.0.4 255.255.255.0 10.8.0.50 10.8.0.100# Configure server mode for ethernet bridging# using a DHCP-proxy, where clients talk# to the OpenVPN server-side DHCP server# to receive their IP address allocation# and DNS server addresses. You must first use# your OS's bridging capability to bridge the TAP# interface with the ethernet NIC interface.# Note: this mode only works on clients (such as# Windows), where the client-side TAP adapter is# bound to a DHCP client.;server-bridge# Push routes to the client to allow it# to reach other private subnets behind# the server. Remember that these# private subnets will also need# to know to route the OpenVPN client# address pool (10.8.0.0/255.255.255.0)# back to the OpenVPN server.;push "route 192.168.10.0 255.255.255.0";push "route 192.168.20.0 255.255.255.0"# To assign specific IP addresses to specific# clients or if a connecting client has a private# subnet behind it that should also have VPN access,# use the subdirectory "ccd" for client-specific# configuration files (see man page for more info).# EXAMPLE: Suppose the client# having the certificate common name "Thelonious"# also has a small subnet behind his connecting# machine, such as 192.168.40.128/255.255.255.248.# First, uncomment out these lines:;client-config-dir ccd;route 192.168.40.128 255.255.255.248# Then create a file ccd/Thelonious with this line:# iroute 192.168.40.128 255.255.255.248# This will allow Thelonious' private subnet to# access the VPN. This example will only work# if you are routing, not bridging, i.e. you are# using "dev tun" and "server" directives.# EXAMPLE: Suppose you want to give# Thelonious a fixed VPN IP address of 10.9.0.1.# First uncomment out these lines:;client-config-dir ccd;route 10.9.0.0 255.255.255.252# Then add this line to ccd/Thelonious:# ifconfig-push 10.9.0.1 10.9.0.2# Suppose that you want to enable different# firewall access policies for different groups# of clients. There are two methods:# (1) Run multiple OpenVPN daemons, one for each# group, and firewall the TUN/TAP interface# for each group/daemon appropriately.# (2) (Advanced) Create a script to dynamically# modify the firewall in response to access# from different clients. See man# page for more info on learn-address script.;learn-address ./script# If enabled, this directive will configure# all clients to redirect their default# network gateway through the VPN, causing# all IP traffic such as web browsing and# and DNS lookups to go through the VPN# (The OpenVPN server machine may need to NAT# or bridge the TUN/TAP interface to the internet# in order for this to work properly).;push "redirect-gateway def1 bypass-dhcp"# Certain Windows-specific network settings# can be pushed to clients, such as DNS# or WINS server addresses. CAVEAT:# http://openvpn.net/faq.html#dhcpcaveats# The addresses below refer to the public# DNS servers provided by opendns.com.;push "dhcp-option DNS 208.67.222.222";push "dhcp-option DNS 208.67.220.220"# Uncomment this directive to allow different# clients to be able to "see" each other.# By default, clients will only see the server.# To force clients to only see the server, you# will also need to appropriately firewall the# server's TUN/TAP interface.;client-to-client# Uncomment this directive if multiple clients# might connect with the same certificate/key# files or common names. This is recommended# only for testing purposes. For production use,# each client should have its own certificate/key# pair.## IF YOU HAVE NOT GENERATED INDIVIDUAL# CERTIFICATE/KEY PAIRS FOR EACH CLIENT,# EACH HAVING ITS OWN UNIQUE "COMMON NAME",# UNCOMMENT THIS LINE OUT.;duplicate-cn# The keepalive directive causes ping-like# messages to be sent back and forth over# the link so that each side knows when# the other side has gone down.# Ping every 10 seconds, assume that remote# peer is down if no ping received during# a 120 second time period.keepalive 10 120# For extra security beyond that provided# by SSL/TLS, create an "HMAC firewall"# to help block DoS attacks and UDP port flooding.## Generate with:# openvpn --genkey tls-auth ta.key## The server and each client must have# a copy of this key.# The second parameter should be '0'# on the server and '1' on the clients.;tls-auth ta.key 0 # This file is secrettls-crypt ta.key# Select a cryptographic cipher.# This config item must be copied to# the client config file as well.# Note that v2.4 client/server will automatically# negotiate AES-256-GCM in TLS mode.# See also the ncp-cipher option in the manpage;cipher AES-256-CBCcipher AES-256-GCMauth SHA256# Enable compression on the VPN link and push the# option to the client (v2.4+ only, for earlier# versions see below);compress lz4-v2;push "compress lz4-v2"# For compression compatible with older clients use comp-lzo# If you enable it here, you must also# enable it in the client config file.;comp-lzo# The maximum number of concurrently connected# clients we want to allow.;max-clients 100# It's a good idea to reduce the OpenVPN# daemon's privileges after initialization.## You can uncomment this out on# non-Windows systems.user nobodygroup nobody# The persist options will try to avoid# accessing certain resources on restart# that may no longer be accessible because# of the privilege downgrade.persist-keypersist-tun# Output a short status file showing# current connections, truncated# and rewritten every minute.status /var/log/openvpn/openvpn-status.log# By default, log messages will go to the syslog (or# on Windows, if running as a service, they will go to# the "\Program Files\OpenVPN\log" directory).# Use log or log-append to override this default.# "log" will truncate the log file on OpenVPN startup,# while "log-append" will append to it. Use one# or the other (but not both).log /var/log/openvpn/openvpn.log;log-append /var/log/openvpn/openvpn.log# Set the appropriate level of log# file verbosity.## 0 is silent, except for fatal errors# 4 is reasonable for general usage# 5 and 6 can help to debug connection problems# 9 is extremely verboseverb 3# Silence repeating messages. At most 20# sequential messages of the same message# category will be output to the log.;mute 20# Notify the client that when the server restarts so it# can automatically reconnect.explicit-exit-notify 1#mode serverAlso I noticed that openvpn can't open the file from the path:ovpn-server[1257478]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: /etc/openvpn/server.confBut the fact is that I do not have this file along this path. Here is its absolute path:/etc/openvpn/server/server.conf
But if I move the file to a higher directory, I get this error:
serv_ivan@964889-cd87180:/etc/openvpn$ sudo systemctl restart openvpn-server@server.serviceJob for openvpn-server@server.service failed because the control process exited with error code.See "systemctl status openvpn-server@server.service" and "journalctl -xeu openvpn-server@server.service" for details.serv_ivan@964889-cd87180:/etc/openvpn$ sudo tail /var/log/syslogAug 2 15:17:17 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn@server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.Aug 2 15:17:17 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenVPN connection to server.Aug 2 15:17:18 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn-server@server.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 13907.Aug 2 15:17:18 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Stopped OpenVPN service for server.Aug 2 15:17:18 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Starting OpenVPN service for server...Aug 2 15:17:18 964889-cd87180 openvpn[1521409]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: server.confAug 2 15:17:18 964889-cd87180 openvpn[1521409]: Use --help for more information.Aug 2 15:17:18 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn-server@server.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILUREAug 2 15:17:18 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn-server@server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.Aug 2 15:17:18 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenVPN service for server.serv_ivan@964889-cd87180:/etc/openvpn$ I tried to change the path to the working directory, but it didn't work:
serv_ivan@964889-cd87180:/etc/openvpn$ cat /usr/lib/systemd/system/openvpn-server@.service[Unit]Description=OpenVPN service for %IAfter=network-online.targetWants=network-online.targetDocumentation=man:openvpn(8)Documentation=https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Openvpn24ManPageDocumentation=https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/HOWTO[Service]Type=notifyPrivateTmp=true#WorkingDirectory=/etc/openvpn/serverWorkingDirectory=/etc/openvpnExecStart=/usr/sbin/openvpn --status %t/openvpn-server/status-%i.log --status-version 2 --suppress-timestamps --config %i.confCapabilityBoundingSet=CAP_IPC_LOCK CAP_NET_ADMIN CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE CAP_NET_RAW CAP_SETGID CAP_SETUID CAP_SYS_CHROOT CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE CAP_AUDIT_WRITELimitNPROC=10DeviceAllow=/dev/null rwDeviceAllow=/dev/net/tun rwProtectSystem=trueProtectHome=trueKillMode=processRestartSec=5sRestart=on-failure[Install]WantedBy=multi-user.targetserv_ivan@964889-cd87180:/etc/openvpn$serv_ivan@964889-cd87180:/etc/openvpn$ sudo mv server/server.conf ./serv_ivan@964889-cd87180:/etc/openvpn$ lsclient server server.conf update-resolv-confserv_ivan@964889-cd87180:/etc/openvpn$ sudo systemctl restart openvpn-server@server.serviceWarning: The unit file, source configuration file or drop-ins of openvpn-server@server.service changed on disk. Run 'systemctl daemon-reload' to reload units.Job for openvpn-server@server.service failed because the control process exited with error code.See "systemctl status openvpn-server@server.service" and "journalctl -xeu openvpn-server@server.service" for details.serv_ivan@964889-cd87180:/etc/openvpn$ sudo systemctl -f enable openvpn-server@server.serviceserv_ivan@964889-cd87180:/etc/openvpn$ sudo systemctl start openvpn-server@server.serviceJob for openvpn-server@server.service failed because the control process exited with error code.See "systemctl status openvpn-server@server.service" and "journalctl -xeu openvpn-server@server.service" for details.serv_ivan@964889-cd87180:/etc/openvpn$ sudo systemctl status openvpn-server@server.service● openvpn-server@server.service - OpenVPN service for server Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/openvpn-server@.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: activating (auto-restart) (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2022-08-02 16:14:59 MSK; 3s ago Docs: man:openvpn(8) https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Openvpn24ManPage https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/HOWTO Process: 1534787 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/openvpn --status /run/openvpn-server/status-server.log --status-version 2 --suppress-timestamps --config server.conf (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Main PID: 1534787 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) CPU: 14msAug 02 16:14:59 964889-cd87180.tmweb.ru systemd[1]: openvpn-server@server.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILUREAug 02 16:14:59 964889-cd87180.tmweb.ru systemd[1]: openvpn-server@server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.Aug 02 16:14:59 964889-cd87180.tmweb.ru systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenVPN service for server.serv_ivan@964889-cd87180:/etc/openvpn$log:
serv_ivan@964889-cd87180:/etc/openvpn$ sudo systemctl restart openvpn-server@server.serviceJob for openvpn-server@server.service failed because the control process exited with error code.See "systemctl status openvpn-server@server.service" and "journalctl -xeu openvpn-server@server.service" for details.serv_ivan@964889-cd87180:/etc/openvpn$ sudo tail -n 30 /var/log/syslogAug 2 17:53:54 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenVPN service for server.Aug 2 17:53:54 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn@server.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 15243.Aug 2 17:53:54 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Stopped OpenVPN connection to server.Aug 2 17:53:54 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Starting OpenVPN connection to server...Aug 2 17:53:54 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn@server.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILUREAug 2 17:53:54 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn@server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.Aug 2 17:53:54 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenVPN connection to server.Aug 2 17:53:59 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn-server@server.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 15708.Aug 2 17:53:59 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Stopped OpenVPN service for server.Aug 2 17:53:59 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Starting OpenVPN service for server...Aug 2 17:53:59 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn-server@server.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILUREAug 2 17:53:59 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn-server@server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.Aug 2 17:53:59 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenVPN service for server.Aug 2 17:54:00 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn@server.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 15244.Aug 2 17:54:00 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Stopped OpenVPN connection to server.Aug 2 17:54:00 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Starting OpenVPN connection to server...Aug 2 17:54:00 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn@server.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILUREAug 2 17:54:00 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn@server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.Aug 2 17:54:00 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenVPN connection to server.Aug 2 17:54:01 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Stopped OpenVPN service for server.Aug 2 17:54:01 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Starting OpenVPN service for server...Aug 2 17:54:01 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn-server@server.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILUREAug 2 17:54:01 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn-server@server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.Aug 2 17:54:01 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenVPN service for server.Aug 2 17:54:05 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn@server.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 15245.Aug 2 17:54:05 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Stopped OpenVPN connection to server.Aug 2 17:54:05 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Starting OpenVPN connection to server...Aug 2 17:54:05 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn@server.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILUREAug 2 17:54:05 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: openvpn@server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.Aug 2 17:54:05 964889-cd87180 systemd[1]: Failed to start OpenVPN connection to server.serv_ivan@964889-cd87180:/etc/openvpn$