I hope this helps clarify things. Below are the instructions on how to set up an openvpn server from the ubuntu help page (ill keep them brief) located here - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenVPN.
Following the instructions are my results. Create the CA: cd /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/ ## move to the easy-rsa directory sudo cp server.crt server.key ca.crt dh1024.pem ta.key /etc/openvpn/ sudo chmod g+w . ## make this directory writable by the system administrators source ./vars ## execute your new vars file ./clean-all ## Setup the easy-rsa directory (Deletes all keys) ./build-dh ## takes a while consider backgrounding ./pkitool --initca ## creates ca cert and key ./pkitool --server server ## creates a server cert and key cd keys openvpn --genkey --secret ta.key ## Build a TLS key sudo cp server.crt server.key ca.crt dh1024.pem ta.key ../../ Results: Using CA Common Name: changeme grep: /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/openssl.cnf: No such file or directory pkitool: KEY_CONFIG (set by the ./vars script) is pointing to the wrong version of openssl.cnf: /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/openssl.cnf The correct version should have a comment that says: easy-rsa version 2.x username@vpnserver001:/etc/openvpn/easy-rsa$ ./pkitool --server server Using Common Name: changeme grep: /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/openssl.cnf: No such file or directory pkitool: KEY_CONFIG (set by the ./vars script) is pointing to the wrong version of openssl.cnf: /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/openssl.cnf The correct version should have a comment that says: easy-rsa version 2.x username@vpnserver001:/etc/openvpn/easy-rsa$ cd keys username@vpnserver001:/etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/keys$ openvpn --genkey --secret ta.key username@vpnserver001:/etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/keys$ sudo cp server.crt server.key ca.crt dh1024.pem ta.key /etc/openvpn/ cp: cannot stat `server.crt': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `server.key': No such file or directory cp: cannot stat `ca.crt': No such file or directory I am running the above commands on Ubuntu 12.04 64Bit, I installed Ubuntu using the Alternative install. I appreciate everything that everyone here does to make Ubuntu what it is. Getting this problem fixed is going to allow me to fully migrate over to 12.04. Let me know if I can be of any assistance. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to openvpn in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/998918 Title: openvpn openssl.cnf file missing To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvpn/+bug/998918/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
