OpenVPN strange issue (Service not running according to messages, but it works)

[Mks]

Hi,

I've an issue with my OpenVPN configuration.
I'm getting the following errors:
Real/virtual IP: unable to contact damon Service nut running?

In the services tab, OpenVPN services are not running (see screenshot).

Log
openvpn[783]: Exiting due to fatal error
openvpn[783]: Cannot open TUN/TAP dev /dev/tun1: Device busy (errno=16)
openvpn[783]: TUN/TAP device ovpns1 exists previously, keep at program end

Nontheless I could establish a connection and everything works fine, strange isn't it?

Any idea, may an issue with the GUI?

OPNsense 19.1-amd64
FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE-p8-HBSD
OpenSSL 1.0.2q 20 Nov 2018

Thanks
br

[newsense]

Likely unrelated but please make sure you're on the latest version as issues might be already fixed. Should be 19.1.1 now.

[agh1701]

it is pid file corruption.

[Mks]

Hi,

I've updated to the latest version incl. reboot, issue still exists.

openvpn[76270]: Exiting due to fatal error
openvpn[76270]: Cannot open TUN/TAP dev /dev/tun1: Device busy (errno=16)
openvpn[76270]: TUN/TAP device ovpns1 exists previously, keep at program end

it is pid file corruption.

Thanks, any hints for solving the issue?

I can still establish a VPN connection.

br


br

[Reiter der OPNsense]

Hi,
after updating to Version 19.1 I have exactly the same issue. Same GUI message, same log entries, but tunnel still works.

OPNsense 19.1.1-amd64
FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE-p8-HBSD
LibreSSL 2.7.5

Stefan

[max]

Same issue here on: 19.1.1

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FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE-p8-HBSD  31af16db12b(stable/19.1)  amd64 1102000


The OpenVPN deamon is running, but the GUI shows the following error in /status_openvpn.php :

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Common Name Real Address Virtual Address Connected Since
[error] Unable to contact daemon Service not running?


When checking for the PID of my first OpenVPN server I get: 25894

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# ps awx | egrep "openvpn.*server1\.conf"
25894  -  Ss       0:10.37 /usr/local/sbin/openvpn --config /var/etc/openvpn/server1.conf


When checking, which PID is recorded for my first OpenVPN server I find it to be: 42752

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# cat /var/run/openvpn_server1.pid
42752


So it seems that the PID doesn't get recorded in the PID file correctly under:

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/var/run/openvpn_server1.pid


Also, when checking the OpenVPN log file (/var/log/openvpn.log), I see that the OpenVPN daemon exits frequently.

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Feb 11 11:59:51 openvpn[42752]: Exiting due to fatal error
Feb 11 11:59:51 openvpn[42752]: Cannot open TUN/TAP dev /dev/tun1: Device busy (errno=16)
Feb 11 11:59:51 openvpn[42752]: TUN/TAP device ovpns1 exists previously, keep at program end
...
Feb 11 11:59:51 openvpn[99057]: library versions: LibreSSL 2.7.5, LZO 2.10
Feb 11 11:59:51 openvpn[99057]: OpenVPN 2.4.6 amd64-portbld-freebsd11.2 [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [MH/RECVDA] [AEAD] built on Jan 28 2019




EDIT:
Removed the counting of openvpn crashes, as it was wrongly counted since last reboot.

[NilsS]

Similiar problem over here, after update to 19.1.1 OpenVPN goes up and down multiple times over the day and pulls down all connections, not only the ones over vpn but all WAN traffic.

Two openVPN client connections (not set as default gw - traffic only for selected host with rules)

opnsense: /usr/local/etc/rc.openvpn: OpenVPN: One or more OpenVPN tunnel endpoints may have changed its IP. Reloading endpoints that may use AIRVPN_1_VPNV4.


EDIT:
Feb 11 12:41:09 sense openvpn[3038]: event_wait : Interrupted system call (code=4)
Feb 11 12:41:09 sense openvpn[3038]: SIGTERM received, sending exit notification to peer
Feb 11 12:41:13 sense openvpn[3038]: Closing TUN/TAP interface
Feb 11 12:41:13 sense openvpn[3038]: /usr/local/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn/ovpn-linkdown ovpnc1 1                                                                                                                                         500 1553 10.xx.xx.xxx 255.255.255.0 init
Feb 11 12:41:16 sense openvpn[3038]: SIGTERM[soft,exit-with-notification] received, process exiting

EDIT2:
https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=11573.msg52453#msg52453 ok this seems to be the problem for me

[marjohn56]

Issue raised

https://github.com/opnsense/core/issues/3223


Testing a solution.

[marjohn56]

Similiar problem over here, after update to 19.1.1 OpenVPN goes up and down multiple times over the day and pulls down all connections, not only the ones over vpn but all WAN traffic.

Two openVPN client connections (not set as default gw - traffic only for selected host with rules)

opnsense: /usr/local/etc/rc.openvpn: OpenVPN: One or more OpenVPN tunnel endpoints may have changed its IP. Reloading endpoints that may use AIRVPN_1_VPNV4.


EDIT:
Feb 11 12:41:09 sense openvpn[3038]: event_wait : Interrupted system call (code=4)
Feb 11 12:41:09 sense openvpn[3038]: SIGTERM received, sending exit notification to peer
Feb 11 12:41:13 sense openvpn[3038]: Closing TUN/TAP interface
Feb 11 12:41:13 sense openvpn[3038]: /usr/local/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/openvpn/ovpn-linkdown ovpnc1 1                                                                                                                                         500 1553 10.xx.xx.xxx 255.255.255.0 init
Feb 11 12:41:16 sense openvpn[3038]: SIGTERM[soft,exit-with-notification] received, process exiting

EDIT2:
https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=11573.msg52453#msg52453 ok this seems to be the problem for me

This is a different issue, OpenVPN doesn't go down, it just says its not running when it is.

[Mks]

Issue raised
https://github.com/opnsense/core/issues/3223

Thanks, had planned it for today, but you've been faster.

br

[marjohn56]

Try this patch and let me know what happens, feedback on Github please. https://github.com/opnsense/core/issues/3223


Patch ID: da9fcdb

[Mks]

Hi,

Thanks.

Feedback sent, I got an error after applying the patch.

br

[kkoh]

Just throwing my hat in as well... Same problem.

[Mks]

Hi,

Details are here https://github.com/opnsense/core/issues/3223#issuecomment-465714685

kr