Package: openvpn Version: 2.4.0-4 ISSUE:
Upon system startup if you wish to bind OpenVPN to a specific IP address on Debian Testing, OpenVPN does _not_ start at bootup. File: /etc/openvpn/server.conf local 1.2.3.4 # substitute a static IP here The work-around/fix for this is as follows: $ cp /lib/systemd/system/openvpn@.service /root Then edit /lib/systemd/system/openvpn@.service: After the "Before=systemd-user-sessions.service" add the following lines: # http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/openvpn-on-debian-8-a-4175547193/ # You can also add 'After=multi-user.target' instead as it works too. # http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/openvpn-on-debian-8-a-4175547193/ After=multi-user.target Request for the package maintainers (Alberto?), would it be possible to only run OpenVPN after the interfaces are up and the ipbind steps are completed(?) and/or after the multi-user.target? This seems to come up on various mailing lists/forums and it would solve this issue for quite a few folks. Otherwise, OpenVPN does not start at boot up without the workaround above. Furthermore, when OpenVPN is upgraded with apt-get, it overwrites the changes in /lib/systemd each time so I have to chattr +i the file and then make the fix each time an OpenVPN upgrade is available. Thanks, Justin.
