openvpn client service

avanguardo

Hello all, every time I turn on the computer the openvpn daemon starts even I set:
# rcctl disable openvpn
and
# rcctl ls off | grep openvpn
says:
openvpn
$ cat /etc/rc.conf.local | grep openvpn
says:
openvpn_flags=NO

Thanks in advance for any help.

rvp

avanguardo What's the value of pkg_scripts= in /etc/rc.conf.local?

avanguardo

rvp pkg_scripts=cupsd

rvp

avanguardo Strange that the service should be started when it isn't in pkg_scripts. Can you

a) delete the package, and the _openvpn user/group
b) reboot; then check console messages and do a ps to verify the removal of openvpn
c) re-install the package again.

avanguardo

rvp I followed your tips and all was ok, but when I did this command:
doas /usr/local/sbin/openvpn --daemon --config /etc/openvpn/myopenvpn.conf
the issue occurs again, maybe the command is wrong?
What is the command to start openvpn occasionally?

rvp

avanguardo Not sure what you mean here... when a daemon is started, it will keep running until a) a reboot, or b) you stop it (usually by sending it a SIGTERM).

Doesn't rcctl stop openvpn work?

avanguardo What is the command to start openvpn occasionally?

You mean run it in the foreground (ie. non-daemon mode)? There should be a switch for that. Check the man-pages. Or, did you mean rcctl start openvpn?

avanguardo

rvp that's the problem, I use openvpn a couple a time per week, so rcctl openvpn is disabled. when I need openvpn I use the above command, but the next reboot it starts again and I have to kill it manually.

Not adding much here but, https://openvpn.net/community-resources/reference-manual-for-openvpn-2-4/

What about starting without the --daemon option?

avanguardo

pin without the --daemon option it starts in iteractive mode, and that's what i will do, when i need openvpn.

rvp

avanguardo but the next reboot it starts again and I have to kill it manually.

Don't see how that can happen. rcctl disable openvpn will remove openvpn from pkg_scripts (and also openvpn_flags=) from /etc/rc.conf.local so on the next boot openvpn will never be started--you can check this by looking at the startup messages. And, rcctl stop openvpn does stop the service in the current session. Just checked all this on 6.9.

Of course, for rcctl stop to work openvpn has to be started with only the command line specified in openvpn_flags=. If you run the server with any other flags, then rcctl stop won't work...

avanguardo

rvp I solved, and sorry so much if I made you waste a lot of time for a my stupid mistake.

rvp

avanguardo No prob. (Always glad to uninstall packages...)