On 26/01/17 11:55, Dmitry Melekhov wrote: > 26.01.2017 15:31, debbie10t пишет: >> >> On 26/01/17 07:10, Dmitry Melekhov wrote: >>> 26.01.2017 10:59, Gert Doering пишет: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 09:54:59AM +0400, Dmitry Melekhov wrote: >>>>> Could you tell me is this expected behavior and, if yes, is there any >>>>> workaround , something like dhcp-release for windows? >>>> This is a bug - on SIGUSR1 reconnect with --persist-tun, if options change >>>> (like: "new IP address") these is wrongly ignored. >>>> >>>> This is trac #812, and it was already fixed - to be released as part of >>>> 2.4.1 "soon" (in the coming weeks). >>>> >>>> gert >>> Thank you! >>> >>> I'll try to patch and rebuild 2.4.0. >> Curiosity got me .. >> >> Do you need --persist-* on your client ? > Really, no, there is no desperate need in it in this particular case :-) > > On the other hand , there is no contra, at least I don't see any...
Other than the problem you are currently experiencing .. --persist-* is necessary if you are dropping privileges. (I am not aware of any other reason) > >> >> Or is it an option added by a config generator tool ? >> EG: Network-manager >> >> I would recommend reading the manual for each of the options your client >> does use and deciding what is actually necessary. > > Thank you for hint, I run openvpn since 2005 and never thought about > reading manual ;-) I presume you are ribbing me ;-) OTOH, you would not be the first to march blindly into the fray ! It might be interesting to know the difference in hits between the official docs and, for example, a wordpress or Pi tutorial .. Regards ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Openvpn-users mailing list Openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users
