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"reset openvpn" op-mode command should terminate and restart OpenVPN process
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Description

RIght now when the user sends reset openvpn interface vtun1 A SIGUSR1 is send to the OpenVPNM proces sin question.

This has the disadvantage that Key files are not reloaded from disk even when they have been updated (--persistent-key option)

Insted of sending SIGUSR1 via the MGMT socket, just kill -9 the process and restart it using start-stop-daemon see interfaces-openvpn-py as example.

Details

Version
-
Is it a breaking change?
Unspecified (possibly destroys the router)
Issue type
Feature (new functionality)

Event Timeline

c-po triaged this task as Low priority.
c-po edited a custom field.
erkin set Issue type to Bug (incorrect behavior).Aug 31 2021, 6:43 PM
erkin changed Issue type from Bug (incorrect behavior) to improvement.
dmbaturin set Issue type to Feature (new functionality).Nov 8 2024, 10:50 AM