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* Verify status of your OpenVPN server: <code>[[systemctl status openvpn-server@server]]</code>
 
* Verify status of your OpenVPN server: <code>[[systemctl status openvpn-server@server]]</code>
 
* <code>[[killall]] -[[USR2]] openvpn</code>
 
* <code>[[killall]] -[[USR2]] openvpn</code>
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* Read https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/OpenVPN
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Revision as of 08:17, 4 October 2021

wikipedia:OpenVPN (2001) is a virtual private network (VPN) system to create secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections in and remote access.

OpenVPN uses a custom security protocol that utilizes SSL/TLS for key exchange.

Port 1194 is the official IANA assigned port number for OpenVPN


.ovpn file

openvpn package contains openvpn binary

Basic Commands

Ubuntu Linux 16.04/18.04 LTS

  • Stop the OpenVPN service:
$ sudo systemctl stop openvpn@server
(No output)
  • Start the OpenVPN service:
$ sudo systemctl start openvpn@server
  • Restart the OpenVPN service:
$ sudo systemctl restart openvpn@server


$ sudo systemctl status openvpn@server

Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS

  • Stop the OpenVPN service:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/openvpn stop
  • Start the OpenVPN service:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/openvpn start
  • Restart the OpenVPN service:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/openvpn restart

Activities

See also

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