Tutorial: Manage Access Server Services via Command Line⁠

• Console access and the ability to get root access.

• A basic understanding of Linux commands and navigating directories.

• An installed Access Server.

1. Connect to the console and get root privileges.

2. Switch to the scripts directory:

   cd /usr/local/openvpn_as/scripts/

3. Run the commands below from this directory.

• Use this command to retrieve live, detailed VPN status from the OpenVPN daemons in JSON format:

  ./sacli VPNStatus

• Use this command to see how many users are currently connected to the VPN:

  ./sacli VPNSummary

• This command shows the current status of internal services within the Access Server:

  ./sacli status

• To stop internal services (without stopping the Access Server daemon itself):

  ./sacli stop

• To start or restart internal services (if the server is already running, only the services with modified settings will restart):

  ./sacli start

Use the following traditional UNIX commands to manage the entire Access Server daemon.

• Start the Access Server daemon:

  systemctl start openvpnas

• Stop the Access Server daemon:

  systemctl stop openvpnas

• Restart the Access Server daemon:

  systemctl restart openvpnas