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From: Ian Zimmerman <itz@×××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: openvpn and ipp.txt
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2016 02:57:41
Message-Id: 20160904025313.4116.11348C60@matica.foolinux.mooo.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] openvpn and ipp.txt by Bill Kenworthy
1 On 2016-09-04 08:17, Bill Kenworthy wrote:
2
3 > Openvpn is supposed to use the file ipp.txt to hold the address
4 > mapping its issued so it can reuse it as needed. The file is
5 > automanaged and I am not editing it in any way. Openvpn creates the
6 > file as root:root and u+rw on startup but entries never appear in it
7 > and there are no errors in the logs.
8
9 The obvious question: does the openvpn daemon run as root?
10
11 (option "user" in the .conf file)
12
13 I run openvpn 2.3.4 on debian (sorry, not migrating my server host to
14 gentoo) and I do not see this problem.
15
16 --
17 Please *no* private Cc: on mailing lists and newsgroups
18 Why does the arrow on Hillary signs point to the right?

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: openvpn and ipp.txt Bill Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au>