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Re: [Openvpn-users] 2.0-beta10 buglet: client-config-dir requires absolute path


  • Subject: Re: [Openvpn-users] 2.0-beta10 buglet: client-config-dir requires absolute path
  • From: "James Yonan" <jim@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 13:56:28 -0000

"Kevin P. Fleming" <kpfleming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

> I've got my server set up with its config files in /etc/openvpn, and a 
> subdirectory in that dir called "clients", containing files with the CNs 
> of the clients that connect.
> 
> I start openvpn using:
> 
> openvpn --cd /etc/openvpn --config vpn.conf
> 
> Everything works as expected if I specify "client-config-dir 
> /etc/openvpn/clients", but not if I specify "client-config-dir clients". 
> It should work with a relative path, as the ca/cert/dh/key files are all 
> successfully found using relative paths.

No, client-config-dir works with relative paths.  I just tested it in the way
you described above and it works fine for me.  If the absolute path works but
the relative doesn't, it means that OpenVPN may be CDed to a directory which
is different from what you expected.

James


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