OpenVPN server throws an "access denied" error
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Published on 2012-12-14T15:24:25Z
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OpenVPN refuses to start up and exists with this error ever since i upgraded Ubuntu from 1.04 to 11.10
Dec 14 19:12:38 oogle ovpn-server[32150]: OpenVPN 2.2.0 i686-linux-gnu [SSL] [LZO2] [EPOLL] [PKCS11] [eurephia] [MH] [PF_INET6] [IPv6 payload 20110424-2 (2.2RC2)] built on Jul 4 2011
Dec 14 19:12:38 oogle ovpn-server[32150]: NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined scripts
Dec 14 19:12:38 oogle ovpn-server[32150]: Note: cannot open openvpn-status.log for WRITE
Dec 14 19:12:38 oogle ovpn-server[32150]: Note: cannot open ipp.txt for READ/WRITE
Dec 14 19:12:38 oogle ovpn-server[32150]: Diffie-Hellman initialized with 1024 bit key
Dec 14 19:12:38 oogle ovpn-server[32150]: Cannot load private key file server.key: error:0200100D:system library:fopen:Permission denied: error:20074002:BIO routines:FILE_CTRL:system lib: error:140B0002:SSL routines:SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_file:system lib
Dec 14 19:12:38 oogle ovpn-server[32150]: Error: private key password verification failed
Dec 14 19:12:38 oogle ovpn-server[32150]: Exiting
Dec 14 19:12:46 oogle ovpn-server[32201]: OpenVPN 2.2.0 i686-linux-gnu [SSL] [LZO2] [EPOLL] [PKCS11] [eurephia] [MH] [PF_INET6] [IPv6 payload 20110424-2 (2.2RC2)] built on Jul 4 2011
Dec 14 19:12:46 oogle ovpn-server[32201]: NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined scripts
Dec 14 19:12:46 oogle ovpn-server[32201]: Note: cannot open openvpn-status.log for WRITE
Dec 14 19:12:46 oogle ovpn-server[32201]: Note: cannot open ipp.txt for READ/WRITE
Dec 14 19:12:46 oogle ovpn-server[32201]: Diffie-Hellman initialized with 1024 bit key
Dec 14 19:12:46 oogle ovpn-server[32201]: Cannot load private key file server.key: error:0200100D:system library:fopen:Permission denied: error:20074002:BIO routines:FILE_CTRL:system lib: error:140B0002:SSL routines:SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_file:system lib
Dec 14 19:12:46 oogle ovpn-server[32201]: Error: private key password verification failed
Dec 14 19:12:46 oogle ovpn-server[32201]: Exiting
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