I ditched using openvpnservice for precisely this reason and instead have had great results using nssm (The Non-Sucking Service Manager from http://nssm.cc/)
Basically it is a better service manager than the default Windows one and I use it to control openvpn.exe. End result is we can have sleep/hibernate, restart, have tunnels die,etc and nssm will ensure openvpn.exe is restarted - precisely what you want in an "always on vpn"/headless solution Here's how we configure it "c:\program files\openvpn\bin\nssm.exe" set trimble-openvpn AppDirectory "c:\Program Files\openvpn\config" > NUL 2>&1 "c:\program files\openvpn\bin\nssm.exe" set trimble-openvpn AppParameters trimble.cfg > NUL 2>&1 "c:\program files\openvpn\bin\nssm.exe" set trimble-openvpn AppStdin "C:\Program Files\openvpn\log\trimble-openvpn-stdin.log" > NUL 2>&1 "c:\program files\openvpn\bin\nssm.exe" set trimble-openvpn AppStdout "C:\Program Files\openvpn\log\trimble-openvpn-stdout.log" > NUL 2>&1 "c:\program files\openvpn\bin\nssm.exe" set trimble-openvpn AppStderr "C:\Program Files\openvpn\log\trimble-openvpn-stderr.log" > NUL 2>&1 "c:\program files\openvpn\bin\nssm.exe" set trimble-openvpn AppRotateFiles 1 > NUL 2>&1 "c:\program files\openvpn\bin\nssm.exe" set trimble-openvpn DependOnService Dhcp tap0901 > NUL 2>&1 -- Cheers Jason Haar Corporate Information Security Manager, Trimble Navigation Ltd. Phone: +1 408 481 8171 PGP Fingerprint: 7A2E 0407 C9A6 CAF6 2B9F 8422 C063 5EBB FE1D 66D1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming! The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net _______________________________________________ Openvpn-users mailing list Openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users
