This is definitely NOT an openvpn problem but an openvpn & NetworkManager problem. If I kill NetworkManager and NetworkManagerDispatcher, openvpn runs without any problems:
ovpn-openvpn[11797]: TUN/TAP device tap0 opened ovpn-openvpn[11797]: TUN/TAP TX queue length set to 100 ovpn-openvpn[11797]: ifconfig tap0 172.16.2.142 netmask 255.255.254.0 mtu 1500 broadcast 172.16.3.255 ovpn-openvpn[11797]: PLUGIN_CALL: POST plugins/openvpn-down-root.so/PLUGIN_UP status=0 ovpn-openvpn[11797]: scripts/client.up tap0 1500 1590 172.16.2.142 255.255.254.0 init avahi-daemon[6859]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface tap0.IPv4 with address 172.16.2.142. avahi-daemon[6859]: New relevant interface tap0.IPv4 for mDNS. avahi-daemon[6859]: Registering new address record for 172.16.2.142 on tap0.IPv4. avahi-daemon[6859]: Withdrawing address record for 172.16.2.142 on tap0. avahi-daemon[6859]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface tap0.IPv4 with address 172.16.2.142. avahi-daemon[6859]: Interface tap0.IPv4 no longer relevant for mDNS. avahi-daemon[6859]: Joining mDNS multicast group on interface tap0.IPv4 with address 172.16.2.142. avahi-daemon[6859]: New relevant interface tap0.IPv4 for mDNS. avahi-daemon[6859]: Registering new address record for 172.16.2.142 on tap0.IPv4. ovpn-openvpn[11797]: route add -net 130.60.230.177 netmask 255.255.255.255 gw 192.168.1.1 ovpn-openvpn[11797]: route add -net 0.0.0.0 netmask 128.0.0.0 gw 172.16.3.254 ovpn-openvpn[11797]: route add -net 128.0.0.0 netmask 128.0.0.0 gw 172.16.3.254 ovpn-openvpn[11797]: chroot to '/etc/openvpn' and cd to '/' succeeded ovpn-openvpn[11797]: GID set to daemon ovpn-openvpn[11797]: UID set to nobody ovpn-openvpn[11797]: Initialization Sequence Completed -- OpenVPN 2.1_Rc7: Does not route properly in Ubuntu 8.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/194487 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs