Am 04.09.21 um 11:56 schrieb Antonio Quartulli:
> With OpenVPN 2.6 there are a number of default settings that are changing
> to more modern and safer values.
> 
> Some users may not be aware of that and may experience problematic
> behaviours, especially when connecting to older peers.
> 
> Add warning at startup to notify users about the change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arne Schwabe <a...@rfc2549.org>
> Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <a...@unstable.cc>
> ---
>  src/openvpn/options.c | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/src/openvpn/options.c b/src/openvpn/options.c
> index 6f6eb73d..26eac836 100644
> --- a/src/openvpn/options.c
> +++ b/src/openvpn/options.c
> @@ -3278,6 +3278,12 @@ options_postprocess_mutate(struct options *o)
>       * when using --pull
>       */
>      pre_connect_save(o);
> +
> +    /* Give a general warning at the end of initialisation that defaults
> +     * have changed */
> +    msg(M_WARN, "Note that modernisation of defaults in OpenVPN 2.6 limits "
> +                "compatibility with old versions. See Changes.rst and "
> +                "--compat-mode in the manual for details.");
>  }
>  
>  /*
> 


Acked-By: Arne Schwabe <a...@rfc2549.org>


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