FS#33917 - [openvpn] systemd does not support "status" in config file, cannot start openvpn service

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Gala Dragos (arch_gala) - Monday, 18 February 2013, 16:24 GMT
Last edited by Thomas Bächler (brain0) - Monday, 18 February 2013, 22:55 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Thomas Bächler (brain0)
Architecture All
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
If you try to start an openvpn service it will not start.


Additional info:
It seems that the problem is generated by using "status" in the config file. Because no log directory is created by the script, openvpn fails to start. Once the log directory specified by "status" is created everything works.


Steps to reproduce:
Put "status" in config file.
Start openvpn.

The systemd script should detect if "status" is used in the config file and create the necessary directories
(with "mkdir -p").
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Closed by  Thomas Bächler (brain0)
Monday, 18 February 2013, 22:55 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Comment by Thomas Bächler (brain0) - Monday, 18 February 2013, 22:55 GMT
It is certainly not systemd's job to parse openvpn's configuration files, nor should it be. It's the admin's responsibility to create the necessary directories.

If you really want this fixed, report it to the openvpn authors, so they create the needed directories inside openvpn.

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