On Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:00:52 +0000, tincantech via Openvpn-users <openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> >> I have scanned the documentation for OpenVPN: >> https://openvpn.net/community-resources/reference-manual-for-openvpn-2-4/ >> >> But I do not find a setting that will swichh ON timetsmps in log lines. >> >> There are these related items: >> >> --suppress-timestamps >> It seems to disallow timestam ps which is exactly what my installation does >> without this setting... >> >> --machine-readable-output >> I really do not understand the description here. It seems like this would use >> some kind of special formatting of the timestamp, but does not control the >> fact >> that we want timestamps in the first place... >> >> time_ascii and time_unix >> Seems to only be related to the execution of the --client-connect script. >> >> I have looked in vain for a --enable-timestamps settings. >> >> The only log related items in my conf file are: >> log /etc/openvpn/log/openvpn.log >> verb 4 >> mute 10 >> >> It would help a lot if I could see the timestamps when debugging problems >> >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA256 > >Hi, > >this is a setting in the openvpn systemd unit file. > >The setting to remove is --suppress-timestamps from the 'ExecStart=' line. > Sorry, I forgot to say that my server is an Ubuntu 20.04.4 server with openvpn version: OpenVPN 2.4.7 x86_64-pc-linux-gnu Where can I find the openvpn systemd unit file to edit? The command: sudo ls -l /etc/systemd/system/ Does not show any openvpn related files... This is what I can get from systemctl: $ sudo systemctl | grep openvpn openvpn-server@server.service loaded active running OpenVPN service for server openvpn-server@serverlocal.service loaded active running OpenVPN service for serverlocal openvpn.service loaded active exited OpenVPN service ? openvpn@server.service loaded failed failed OpenVPN connection to server system-openvpn.slice loaded active active system-openvpn.slice system-openvpn\x2dserver.slice loaded active active system-openvpn\x2dserver.slice Why do I want this? ------------------- I am trying to set up a back-channel for an ovpn connection for a remote router. It connects fine and the clients on that router can navigate the Internet just fine via VPN too. But I also want to be able to configure the router itself so I want to be able to connect to 192.168.213.1 via the OpenVPN server when the router is connected. This works fine on another remote location where I can access the router interface for config just fine while it is connected by OVPN. So the settings on that for this have been used as template for the new router connection. But I cannot connect to the router still. I figured I should try to check what is happening in the logs but cannot see the timestamps so as to pinpoint where the connection differs from the one at the working location... -- Bo Berglund Developer in Sweden _______________________________________________ Openvpn-users mailing list Openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users
