---
name: "openvpn3-admin"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "openvpn3-client"
version: "24.1+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/openvpn3-admin"
---

# openvpn3-admin(8)

OpenVPN 3 Linux - Administration Command Line Interface

## NAME

openvpn3 - OpenVPN 3 Linux - Administration Command Line Interface

## SYNOPSIS

```
openvpn3-admin [ COMMAND ] [ OPTIONS ]
openvpn3-admin [ COMMAND ] -h | --help
openvpn3-admin -h | --help | help
```

## DESCRIPTION

The **openvpn3-admin** utility is a configuration tool for the OpenVPN 3 D-Bus services which supports management over D-Bus.

This utility is based upon a "command" approach, where the first argument to **openvpn3-admin** will always be a command operator.  Each of the available commands have their own set of options.

## COMMANDS

- **version \[--services\]**

  Show program version information.  If **--services** is provided, it will show the version information for all available OpenVPN 3 D-Bus backend services.

- **variables \[--machine-id\]**

  Show various OpenVPN 3 Linux related variables.

  **--machine-id** shows the hosts machine-id and the source used to derive the value.  This value is sent to OpenVPN servers in the IV\_HWADDR variable.

- **init-config**

  Helper command to auto-detect some host specific settings and configure OpenVPN 3 Linux accordingly.

- **log-service**

  Manage the OpenVPN 3 Log service

  - •

    D-Bus service: *net.openvpn.v3.log*

  - •

    Provided by: [**openvpn3-service-log**(8)](/openvpn3-service-log/8.md)

- **netcfg-service**

  Manage the OpenVPN 3 Network Configuration service

  - •

    D-Bus service: *net.openvpn.v3.netcfg*

  - •

    Provided by: [**openvpn3-service-netcfg**(8)](/openvpn3-service-netcfg/8.md)

- **sessionmgr-service**

  Manage the OpenVPN 3 Session Manager service

  - •

    D-Bus service: *net.openvpn.v3.sessions*

  - •

    Provided by: [**openvpn3-service-sessionmgr**(8)](/openvpn3-service-sessionmgr/8.md)

## SEE ALSO

[**openvpn3**(1)](/openvpn3/1.md) [**openvpn3-admin-init-config**(8)](/openvpn3-admin-init-config/8.md) [**openvpn3-admin-journal**(8)](/openvpn3-admin-journal/8.md) [**openvpn3-admin-log-service**(8)](/openvpn3-admin-log-service/8.md) [**openvpn3-admin-netcfg-service**(8)](/openvpn3-admin-netcfg-service/8.md) [**openvpn3-admin-sessionmgr-service**(8)](/openvpn3-admin-sessionmgr-service/8.md) **openvpn3-admin-variables**(8) [**openvpn3-service-log**(8)](/openvpn3-service-log/8.md) [**openvpn3-service-netcfg**(8)](/openvpn3-service-netcfg/8.md) [**openvpn3-service-sessionmgr**(8)](/openvpn3-service-sessionmgr/8.md)