openvpn3-systemd(8)

NAME

openvpn3-systemd - OpenVPN 3 Linux - systemd service integration

SYNOPSIS

openvpn3-systemd [OPTIONS] CONFIG_PROFILE
openvpn3-systemd -h | --help

DESCRIPTION

This is a helper script used by the [email protected] unit file, which is responsible for running a single VPN session and retrieve log events and related signals to the session. These signals are also used to update systemd with the appropriate status.

Using the [email protected] requires the VPN configuration profile to be imported in advance, using openvpn3 config-import, preferably as a persistent configuration to allow starting VPN sessions during boot.

OPTIONS

-h, --help: Print usage and help details to the terminal

--start: Start a new VPN session with the given configuration profile name.

--restart: Restarts a currently running VPN session with the given configuration profile name.

--stop: Stops a currently running VPN session with the given configuration profile name.

--log-level LEVEL: Sets the log verbosity for the log events. Valid values are 0 to 6. The higher value, the more verbose the log events will be. Log level 6 will include all debug events. Default is 5.

EXAMPLE

First a configuration profile is imported as a persistent profile:

# openvpn3 config-import --persistent --name example --config client.ovpn

Start a VPN session via systemctl(1):

# systemctl start openvpn3-session@example

Check the logs for this session:

# journalctl --since today --unit openvpn3-session@example

KNOWN ISSUES

Currently the openvpn3-systemd helper does not support configuration profiles requiring any type of user authentication outside of X.509 certificates.