Brian Hornsby's openvpn script doesn't work after stretch update

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#18

@Loop,

When you “import” the OVPN into the addon, it creates a copy in /home/osmc/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/script.openvpn.

I suggest re-importing them or changing them in that folder.

You can confirm the exact path of the OVPN being used by using ps.

osmc@osmc-Test:~$ ps -ef |grep openvpn
root 2098 1 3 19:22 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/openvpn --cd /home/osmc/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/script.openvpn --daemon --management 127.0.0.1 1337 --config /home/osmc/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/script.openvpn/blah.ovpn --log /home/osmc/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/script.openvpn/openvpn.log

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#19

Thanks for that extra bit of info! I finally had some time this morning to set this up and check that things are working as they were before.
I went into the add-on settings and deleted all my ovpn configs (I had WAY too many) and then reimported the ones I had changed and copied over to vpn-config. The add-on is now working great!! I checked the IP by using my ssh connection and the command “curl ipv4.icanhazip.com” (Thanks @stim) and it seems to be working. One slightly worrying thing is that initially this morning that command gave me my actual home IP and not the VPN one - I had tested it last night and it was working but must have disconnected by this morning. I chose the same ovpn config as last night and it has been showing that one since. I wish there was some indication if the VPN servers connection drops. Another weird thing I noticed is that although under the OSMC/Settings/System Information it shows internet as ‘connected’, when I was checking my DNS settings under My OSMC/Network it says 'Status: eth0 (no internet). But the internet is definitely working and I can stream some video with no problem.
Anyway @gmccauley I want to thank you for all your help and for giving me that extra little bit of information which so ofter makes all the difference!!

#20

If you want to enable automatic restart of openvpn in the event of the process being killed, see here.

#21

Glad I could help!

Such great folks here always willing to help, it’s nice to be able to give back every once in a while.

#22

Thats just the way it is.

No sorry, thats the Bruce Hornsby script.

#23

Hi all,
I’m having similar issues with openvpn. I’m trying to use it independently of the Add-on but it should be doing just the same.
Everything was working fine before the December update but ever since I don’t seem to have an internet connection when the VPN is active.
curl ipinfo.io just times out when the vpn is active.

The log of my openvpn is
sudo openvpn --config US\ EastOrig.ovpn
Sat Jan 27 08:25:34 2018 OpenVPN 2.4.0 arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [EPOLL] [PKCS11] [MH/PKTINFO] [AEAD] built on Jul 18 2017
Sat Jan 27 08:25:34 2018 library versions: OpenSSL 1.0.2l 25 May 2017, LZO 2.08
Sat Jan 27 08:25:34 2018 TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]208.167.254.55:1198
Sat Jan 27 08:25:34 2018 UDP link local: (not bound)
Sat Jan 27 08:25:34 2018 UDP link remote: [AF_INET]208.167.254.55:1198
Sat Jan 27 08:25:34 2018 WARNING: this configuration may cache passwords in memory – use the auth-nocache option to prevent this
Sat Jan 27 08:25:34 2018 [c0b32b019af33f76bb79148cb20adfb3] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]208.167.254.55:1198
Sat Jan 27 08:25:35 2018 TUN/TAP device tun0 opened
Sat Jan 27 08:25:35 2018 do_ifconfig, tt->did_ifconfig_ipv6_setup=0
Sat Jan 27 08:25:35 2018 /sbin/ip link set dev tun0 up mtu 1500
Sat Jan 27 08:25:35 2018 /sbin/ip addr add dev tun0 local 10.71.10.6 peer 10.71.10.5
Sat Jan 27 08:25:35 2018 Initialization Sequence Completed

Here is the output of the tun0 ifconfig while the vpn is running:
tun0: flags=4305<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,NOARP,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 10.71.10.6 netmask 255.255.255.255 destination 10.71.10.5
inet6 fe80::5647:3e2f:a606:9af1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20
unspec 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 txqueuelen 100 (UNSPEC)
RX packets 5 bytes 380 (380.0 B)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 148 bytes 13567 (13.2 KiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0

Here are the things I already tried
- tcp rather than udp.
- --management localhost 1337
- --management 127.0.0.1 1337
- installing resolvconf

I’m really confused about what is happening and would appreciate any help.
Thanks,

#24

Check this post

#25

Thanks for the link. I saw it before but could not get it to work. But it indeed contains the solution. It was indeed the DNS server that was causing issues. I had to install resolvconf and I had to add 8.8.8.8 as a nameserver in the file /etc/resolv.conf. Watch out that it is modified at reboot.

#26

Hi, I have Brian Hornsby openvpn script installed but cannot make it autostart. I try:

sudo mkdir /etc/systemd/system/openvpn@.service.d
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/openvpn@.service.d/restart.conf
and in the file paste these three lines:

[Service]
Restart=always
RestartSec=5

and this:

It’s very easy in OSMC - and we do use systemd.

To enable OpenVPN to run at startup, run:

sudo systemctl enable openvpn

To specify which config file to run, you need to:

1 Place the config file in /etc/openvpn and give it a .conf suffix, not .ovpn.

2 Edit file /etc/default/openvpn and add a line

AUTOSTART=“NL”

so that it will look for file /etc/openvpn/NL.conf.

Then restart and see if it’s working as you expect.

but nothing work with that script. I also ask on script github but meybe You can help me?
Regards.

#27

You say it doesn’t work, do you get any errors? Can you run those relevant commands with no issues?

#28

Yes, everything looks OK but when I restart OSMC nothing happen and I must run openvpn from Kodi addons.

#29

Hi,

I think dilthedog is referring to using systemd without the brian Hornsby addon. So you need to make sure the vpn configuration (comes as a opvn file) exists in:

/etc/openvpn/client

As a conf file, then open vpn should work on startup.

If not who is your openvpn provider?

Thanks Tom.

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#30

Hi, thanks for reply, I have only osmc.conf (I rename my osmc.opvn fille) in /etc/openvpn/. Now I copy my osmc.ovpn file to that folder but don’t work either.

#31

Hi,

The file needs to be called:

osmc.conf.

Whats output of:

cat /lib/systemd/system/openvpn@.service

&

cat /lib/systemd/system/openvpn.service

Thanks Tom.

#32

I have now two files in /etc/openvpn/clients: osmc.conf and osmc.ovpn.
cat /lib/systemd/system/openvpn@.service

[Unit]
Description=OpenVPN connection to %i
PartOf=openvpn.service
ReloadPropagatedFrom=openvpn.service
Before=systemd-user-sessions.service
Documentation=man:openvpn(8)
Documentation=https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Openvpn23ManPage
Documentation=https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/HOWTO

[Service]
PrivateTmp=true
KillMode=mixed
Type=forking
ExecStart=/usr/sbin/openvpn --daemon ovpn-%i --status /run/openvpn/%i.status 10 --cd /etc/openvpn --config /etc/openvpn/%i.conf --writepid /run/openvpn/%i.pid
PIDFile=/run/openvpn/%i.pid
ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
WorkingDirectory=/etc/openvpn
ProtectSystem=yes
CapabilityBoundingSet=CAP_IPC_LOCK CAP_NET_ADMIN CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE CAP_NET_RAW CAP_SETGID CAP_SETUID CAP_SYS_CHROOT CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH CAP_AUDIT_WRITE
LimitNPROC=10
DeviceAllow=/dev/null rw
DeviceAllow=/dev/net/tun rw

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

and
cat /lib/systemd/system/openvpn.service

# This service is actually a systemd target,
# but we are using a service since targets cannot be reloaded.

[Unit]
Description=OpenVPN service
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=oneshot
RemainAfterExit=yes
ExecStart=/bin/true
ExecReload=/bin/true
WorkingDirectory=/etc/openvpn

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
#33

I also see this and don’t understand:

osmc@osmc:~$ sudo systemctl enable openvpn
Synchronizing state of openvpn.service with SysV service script with /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install.
Executing: /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install enable openvpn
osmc@osmc:~$ sudo systemctl status openvpn
● openvpn.service - OpenVPN service
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/openvpn.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: active (exited) since Mon 2020-03-16 17:58:41 CET; 22min ago
 Main PID: 344 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   CGroup: /system.slice/openvpn.service

mar 16 17:58:41 osmc systemd[1]: Starting OpenVPN service...
mar 16 17:58:41 osmc systemd[1]: Started OpenVPN service.
#34

Hi,

Sorry /etc/openvpn/client is on buster, please move osmc.conf to /etc/openvpn/

Then issue:

sudo systemctl start openvpn@osmc

Then provide the out of:

systemctl status openvpn@vpn

Thanks Tom.

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#35

I have that:

osmc@osmc:/etc/openvpn$ sudo systemctl start openvpn@osmc
Job for openvpn@osmc.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status openvpn@osmc.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
osmc@osmc:/etc/openvpn$ systemctl status openvpn@osmc.service
● openvpn@osmc.service - OpenVPN connection to osmc
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/openvpn@.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled)
  Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/openvpn@.service.d
           └─restart.conf
   Active: activating (auto-restart) (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2020-03-16 20:38:33 CET; 2s ago
     Docs: man:openvpn(8)
           https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Openvpn23ManPage
           https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/HOWTO
  Process: 32401 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/openvpn --daemon ovpn-osmc --status /run/openvpn/osmc.status 10 --cd /etc/openvpn --config /etc/openvpn/osmc.conf --writepid /run/openvpn/osmc.pid (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

mar 16 20:38:33 osmc systemd[1]: openvpn@osmc.service: Unit entered failed state.
mar 16 20:38:33 osmc systemd[1]: openvpn@osmc.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
osmc@osmc:/etc/openvpn$
#36

Hi,

Sorry I forget a couple of steps, been a while since I set this up:

Create the following file:

/etc/openvpn/pass.txt

with the following contents:

vpnusername
vpnpassword**

Then in osmc.conf change the following line:

auth-user-pass

to

auth-user-pass /etc/openvpn/client/pass.txt

Then issue:

sudo systemctl start openvpn@osmc

whats the out of:

systemctl status openvpn@osmc now?

** - These need to be username and password provided by your vpn provider.

Thanks Tom.

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#37

OK, it’s working now and autostart is on. I copy that file and do in terminal:
sudo systemctl start openvpn@osmc.service
and
sudo systemctl enable openvpn@osmc.service

osmc@osmc:~$ systemctl status openvpn@osmc.service
● openvpn@osmc.service - OpenVPN connection to osmc
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/openvpn@.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
  Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/openvpn@.service.d
           └─restart.conf
   Active: active (running) since Mon 2020-03-16 21:03:50 CET; 6min ago
     Docs: man:openvpn(8)
           https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Openvpn23ManPage
           https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/HOWTO
 Main PID: 329 (openvpn)
   CGroup: /system.slice/system-openvpn.slice/openvpn@osmc.service
           └─329 /usr/sbin/openvpn --daemon ovpn-osmc --status /run/openvpn/osmc.status 10 --cd /etc/openvpn --config /etc/openvpn/osmc.conf --writepid /run/openvpn/osmc.pid

mar 16 21:03:57 osmc ovpn-osmc[329]: ROUTE_GATEWAY 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0 IFACE=eth0 HWADDR=b8:27:eb:c3:4a:53
mar 16 21:04:50 osmc ovpn-osmc[329]: TUN/TAP device tun0 opened
mar 16 21:04:50 osmc ovpn-osmc[329]: TUN/TAP TX queue length set to 100
mar 16 21:04:50 osmc ovpn-osmc[329]: do_ifconfig, tt->did_ifconfig_ipv6_setup=0
mar 16 21:04:50 osmc ovpn-osmc[329]: /sbin/ip link set dev tun0 up mtu 1500
mar 16 21:04:51 osmc ovpn-osmc[329]: /sbin/ip addr add dev tun0 10.8.0.4/24 broadcast 10.8.0.255
mar 16 21:04:51 osmc ovpn-osmc[329]: /sbin/ip route add 217.61.63.183/32 via 192.168.0.1
mar 16 21:04:51 osmc ovpn-osmc[329]: /sbin/ip route add 0.0.0.0/1 via 10.8.0.1
mar 16 21:04:51 osmc ovpn-osmc[329]: /sbin/ip route add 128.0.0.0/1 via 10.8.0.1
mar 16 21:04:51 osmc ovpn-osmc[329]: Initialization Sequence Completed

Thank You very much for help.
Regards,
Przemek

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