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

# openvpn3-service-backendstart(8)

OpenVPN 3 Linux VPN client backend starter

## NAME

openvpn3-service-backendstart - OpenVPN 3 Linux VPN client backend starter

## SYNOPSIS

```
openvpn3-service-backendstart [OPTIONS]
openvpn3-service-backendstart -h | --help
```

## DESCRIPTION

This service is automatically started when the **openvpn3-service-sessionmgr** requests a new VPN tunnel to be initiated.  This service has the responsibility to start the **openvpn3-service-client** process and provide enough information to it so it can register itself against a session object in the **openvpn3-service-sessionmgr** service.

This service is normally started automatically when needed, via the *net.openvpn.v3.backendstart.service* auto-start configuration by the [**dbus-daemon**(1)](/dbus-daemon/1.md), but can also be started manually on the command line. Beware that running this with another user account than **\_openvpn** also requires updating the D-Bus policy as well.

## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help**

  Print  usage and help details to the terminal

- **--version**

  Prints the version of the program and exists

- **--idle-exit** *SECONDS*

  Defines how long this service should be running without any tasks to do. Default for openvpn3-service-backendstart is 30 seconds.  If set to 0, the idle detection is disabled.

- **--log-level** *LEVEL*

  Sets the default log verbosity for log events generated by this service. The default is **3**.  Valid values are **0** to **6**. Higher log levels results in more verbose logs and log level **6** will contain all debug log events.

- **--client-log-level** *LEVEL*

  This adds the **--log-level** option with the given argument when starting the **openvpn3-service-client** process.

- **--client-log-file** *FILE*

  Save the log output to **FILE**.  Alternatively, if the **stdout:** keyword is used, the log output is sent to the current terminal.

- **--client-colour**

  This adds the **--colour** option when starting the **openvpn3-service-client** process.

- **--client-disable-protect-socket**

  This adds the **--disable-protect-socket** option when starting the **openvpn3-service-client** process.

## SEE ALSO

[**dbus-daemon**(1)](/dbus-daemon/1.md) [**openvpn3**(1)](/openvpn3/1.md) [**openvpn3-service-client**(8)](/openvpn3-service-client/8.md)