RE: [Openvpn-users] Cannot open file key file

["Steve Rainbird" <steve.rainbird@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks everyone,

I changed the service so that it used a specific user instead of the default
and it now works.

Regards
 
Steve
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alon Bar-Lev [mailto:alon.barlev@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 04 January 2006 18:30
> To: Steve Rainbird
> Cc: openvpn-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Openvpn-users] Cannot open file key file
> 
> Steve Rainbird wrote:
> > When I try and run openvpn as a service I get the following messages in
> my
> > log file
> >
> > files\openvpn\config\pc-steve.key': Access is denied.   (errno=5)
> > Wed Jan 04 18:11:28 2006 Exiting
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > My config file has this line
> >
> > secret "c:\\program files\\openvpn\\config\\pc-steve.key"
> >
> > I have also tried
> >
> > secret "C:\\Program Files\\OpenVPN\\config\\pc-steve.key"
> >
> > with the same result
> >
> > This works fine when run from the command line.
> >
> 
> Check out the permission on the config directory and the key
> file.
> 
> You can do that using explorer->select->properties->security
> 
> If you don't see the security tab you can use cacls command
> via the command-line.
> 
> I guess the service user does not have permission to access
> this file.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Alon Bar-Lev.



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