Openvpn service stopped on backup node

[fabiodanzetta]

Hello everybody,
as I am a beginner with the opnsense ha configuration I wanted to ask you if it is normal or not that the openvpn service on the backup node is stopped and that it does not start if I try to start it from the GUI.
If I always check the connection status from the GUI, I read this message:

[error] Unable to contact daemon Service not running? 0 0 bytes 0 bytes

Thank you

[NilsS]

Use localhost as Interface on OpenVPN Server and User Portforwarding on WAN (carp) to 127.0.0.1

[fabiodanzetta]

Hi NilsS

thanks for the support.
But I don't think I have understood correctly.
"Use localhost as Interface on OpenVPN Server" I guess to be set in the slave configuration.
While "User Portforwarding on WAN (carp) to 127.0.0.1" I don't think I understand.

Thanks so much

[NilsS]

Hi,

if you choose localhost on both machines then changes of the interfaces (or HA Failover) do not interupt the openvpn daemon. Portforward on both machines from VIP Interface:1194 to 127.0.0.1:1194