That's the strange thing. I have nothing related to "dir" in my server.conf, so it must be something related to an upgrade:
chroot /etc/openvpn # Which local IP address should OpenVPN # listen on? (optional) ;local a.b.c.d port 1194 # TCP or UDP server? ;proto tcp proto udp ;dev tap dev tun ;dev-node MyTap ca /etc/openvpn/scripts/keys/ca.crt cert /etc/openvpn/scripts/keys/servidor.crt key /etc/openvpn/scripts/keys/servidor.key # This file should be kept secret # Diffie hellman parameters. # Generate your own with: # openssl dhparam -out dh1024.pem 1024 # Substitute 2048 for 1024 if you are using # 2048 bit keys. dh /etc/openvpn/scripts/keys/dh1024.pem server 10.8.0.0 255.255.255.0 ifconfig-pool-persist /var/log/openvpn/ipp.txt push "route 192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0" ;push "route 192.168.20.0 255.255.255.0" push "redirect-gateway def1" # Certain Windows-specific network settings # can be pushed to clients, such as DNS # or WINS server addresses. CAVEAT: # http://openvpn.net/faq.html#dhcpcaveats push "dhcp-option DNS 8.8.8.8" push "dhcp-option DNS 8.8.4.4" ;push "dhcp-option WINS 8.8.4.4" keepalive 10 120 tls-auth /etc/openvpn/scripts/keys/ta.key 0 # This file is secret cipher AES-256-CBC comp-lzo max-clients 2 user nobody group nobody cipher AES-256-CBC # The persist options will try to avoid # accessing certain resources on restart # that may no longer be accessible because # of the privilege downgrade. persist-key persist-tun # Output a short status file showing # current connections, truncated # and rewritten every minute. status /var/log/openvpn/openvpn-status.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 verbose verb 3 # Silence repeating messages. At most 20 # sequential messages of the same message # category will be output to the log. mute 10 Enviado con MailTrack <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/4f698ed4d8079620ac074b95295a6a4900c5a334> 2014-11-24 13:22 GMT+01:00 Alberto Gonzalez Iniesta <a...@inittab.org>: > Hi, > > Did you specify a "tmp-dir" option on your configuration file? > By default it should use /tmp, /etc shouldn't be used for tmp... > > Regards, > > Alberto > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 11:35:03AM +0100, Adrian wrote: > > Package: openvpn > > Version: 2.3.4-4 > > Severity: minor > > > > I have discovered by chance today that I get this message in the openvpn > log > > and it won't start: > > > > "Options error: Temporary directory (--tmp-dir) fails with > '/etc/openvpn//tmp': > > No such file or directory" > > > > The workaround to fix this is as easy as: mkdir /etc/openvpn/tmp > > > > But, if it is needed, why it is not created automatically in the upgrade? > > > > > > > > -- System Information: > > Debian Release: jessie/sid > > APT prefers testing > > APT policy: (500, 'testing') > > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > > > Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) > > Locale: LANG=es_ES.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=es_ES.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash > > > > Versions of packages openvpn depends on: > > ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.53 > > ii init-system-helpers 1.21 > > ii initscripts 2.88dsf-58 > > ii iproute2 3.16.0-2 > > ii libc6 2.19-13 > > ii liblzo2-2 2.08-1 > > ii libpam0g 1.1.8-3.1 > > ii libpkcs11-helper1 1.11-2 > > ii libssl1.0.0 1.0.1j-1 > > > > Versions of packages openvpn recommends: > > ii easy-rsa 2.2.2-1 > > > > Versions of packages openvpn suggests: > > ii openssl 1.0.1j-1 > > pn resolvconf <none> > > > > -- debconf information: > > openvpn/create_tun: false > > -- > Alberto Gonzalez Iniesta | Formación, consultoría y soporte técnico > mailto/sip: a...@inittab.org | en GNU/Linux y software libre > Encrypted mail preferred | http://inittab.com > > Key fingerprint = 5347 CBD8 3E30 A9EB 4D7D 4BF2 009B 3375 6B9A AA55 >