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Forwarding to openvpn-devel, as requested. CC'ing -users FTR. ------- Original Message ------- On Tuesday, June 28th, 2022 at 02:59, Selva Nair <selva.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > > > > > the \\config-auto folder is only created if the 'openVPN Service' is > > selected *manually* during installation. > > > We need to install the automatic service without manual intervention. Is this > also the behaviour on a fresh install instead of an update? The logic for > installing the service was complicated from start because we wanted to detect > when automatic service should be set to autostart, migrate configs into > config-auto if required etc. during an update. But, in the process, it seems > we have somehow ended up not installing it by default. > > Actually, always installing and even setting its startup to auto should be > safe now as we have a folder exclusively meant for auto-start ones > (config-auto). This was not the case with older versions. > > Selva > > > > > > > However, the 'Interactive-Service' *is* installed by default. > > > > This feels *needlessly* complicated. > > > > As a long-time Windows user, I am much more accustomed to turning options > > which I do not want OFF than I am turning options which I do want ON. > > > > Also, the installer does not have the customary: > > * FULL (Default) > > * Standard - This could be renamed 'CLIENT ONLY', if that is the intention > > .. > > * Custom - Debugging .. > > * Advertiser sponsored - This is common enough. > > > > which I would normally "hope" to see from a well behaved .msi installer. > > > > my2c > > > > > > > > ------- Original Message ------- > > On Monday, June 27th, 2022 at 22:49, tincantech <tincant...@protonmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > Correction: 2.5.7-I602 not 2.5.5 > > > > > > ------- Original Message ------- > > > On Monday, June 27th, 2022 at 22:35, tincantech via Openvpn-users > > > openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I must point this out: > > > > > > > > <quote> > > > > > > > > > > > > I am setting up an OpenVPN server on a windows server for a > > > > > > > > client, but ran into the problem where the openvpn service in > > > > > > > > services doesn’t pick up the config files I placed into the > > > > > > > > C:\Program Files\Openvpn\config folder. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I can start the server from the command line just fine and also > > > > > > > > from the openvpn-gui client, but when I start the openvpn > > > > > > > > service > > > > > > > > in services, the service starts and stays running, but the > > > > > > > > server > > > > > > > > isn’t listening for incoming connections. > > > > > > > > </quote> > > > > > > > > It is not clear if the following point effects the OP, however .. > > > > > > > > The correct folder for auto-start is: > > > > C:\Program Files\Openvpn\config-auto > > > > > > > > However, this directory and the README are not installed using > > > > 2.5.5-I602. > > > > > > > > This could be due to recent changes. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > <cut> > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: ProtonMail > > > > wsBzBAEBCAAGBQJiujWDACEJEE+XnPZrkLidFiEECbw9RGejjXJ5xVVVT5ec > > 9muQuJ2LYAf/Vh4nss7ejL0d+H6gCyxryTURfwoCPL60mfdqXYWuXIBHN19c > > rB5lMr3oa9yzx3MU4ga6zBQzbXlwEw3F7wGVokqNDP1u+BSzjQIIYZsC2QBD > > wdQMa2wdAIOpwwUml3DIyuz68vFmotXYp37DcafHt/tgTyWLNcaXrLSopM7K > > ICwjKFrJ0Wd3Fz9eqMMBMeOimYFCMlqNbYqUWur3Ve9GNMuaou6pURo0X0+e > > Gqmxo7QoGDPVYR59NXL2LQTO8mCAVRkd/9oAUbmpP7d/XuKMBPoPo/gcChx6 > > k1NGhNQR8DqsyK8vA/xFCIiBhg78NfgZMY2qk0Iq4heyGi+z5KZc0A== > > =2LbF > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > > Openvpn-users mailing list > > Openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: ProtonMail wsBzBAEBCAAGBQJiuy/qACEJEE+XnPZrkLidFiEECbw9RGejjXJ5xVVVT5ec 9muQuJ0E5ggArCAVCZwbhBOt6w+JsZj76USHN7enjWo0OG24qB+BzfOjhZOx r14C1jCZmGydSS7MIjgYy0Toj3Al7N+6ZUwFwzm8h13x23KQIkyAd2lG2kIs zxMRooKIpMmoE/HYF88RCSM5whsJjPVcHJ6VV8tkNnibCnUcTj5h4Mog6TRQ EXv622Hen23tGjWUWU8GV2qXk/PRuDF31VEhs0+nQ7DitVolZe2NMawPdtVl W0Z7KBuW2c7R5TjCqWeOAzjSqSocoF/SOAY19kSTDqN2zhvsyM1DOlUgI7UC 15elTAQj2Y9H/Jp8o2mlf93rCOS5f6uRhyQ8NYYp7wc4JB00gURl/w== =7ZIh -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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