From ea8b0bb5fe93d7a240130c529a61a55ca5367304 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sami Rusani Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2026 21:03:51 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Document --preresolve option The option resolves configured remote, local, and proxy hostnames at startup, but it was missing from both the usage text and the client options man page. GitHub: fixes OpenVPN/openvpn#532 --- doc/man-sections/client-options.rst | 4 ++++ src/openvpn/options.c | 1 + 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/man-sections/client-options.rst b/doc/man-sections/client-options.rst index 3ad9104..5d0148c 100644 --- a/doc/man-sections/client-options.rst +++ b/doc/man-sections/client-options.rst @@ -568,6 +568,10 @@ configuration. By default, ``--resolv-retry infinite`` is enabled. You can disable by setting n=0. +--preresolve + Resolve configured ``--remote``, ``--local``, ``--http-proxy``, and + ``--socks-proxy`` hostnames at startup before opening the connection. + --single-session After initially connecting to a remote peer, disallow any new connections. Using this option means that a remote peer cannot connect, diff --git a/src/openvpn/options.c b/src/openvpn/options.c index f414024..87218d4 100644 --- a/src/openvpn/options.c +++ b/src/openvpn/options.c @@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ static const char usage_message[] = "--resolv-retry n: If hostname resolve fails for --remote, retry\n" " resolve for n seconds before failing (disabled by default).\n" " Set n=\"infinite\" to retry indefinitely.\n" + "--preresolve : Resolve configured --remote, --local, and proxy hostnames at startup.\n" "--float : Allow remote to change its IP address/port, such as through\n" " DHCP (this is the default if --remote is not used).\n" "--ipchange cmd : Run command cmd on remote ip address initial\n" -- 2.53.0