OPENVPN install using tutorial: every step is war for newbie - need advices
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1) ln -s /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/keys /etc/openvpn/keys
When I'm trying to create this link it's nothing going on. It's not appearing at /etc/openvpn/
And /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/keys is empty too. Does this command just creating a shortcut to the folder? If so may I make it manually as a shortcut. If not - what's my mistake?
2) cd easy-rsa
. ./vars
./clean-all
./build-ca
./build-key-server server
./build-dh
When I cd to easy-rsa it goes fine but what this mean?
Are this lines commands or output? Just don't understand.
. ./vars
./clean-all
./build-ca
./build-key-server server
./build-dh
3) openvpn --genkey --secret tls.key
./build-key client1
Again (command or line?) - the key seems generated normally but what's that?
I'm totally lost without double mouse click and color interface
both are available on linux systems.
a link to the tutorial in question would help.
and, more importantly, YOU have to get some clarity:
- what are the steps
- where are you stuck...
if you want US to be able to help.
btw, you wouldn't be the first person who rebooted their computer because they couldn't get out of vi.
and vi is just a text editor.
most probably you can use nano instead.
and, more importantly, YOU have to get some clarity:
- what are the steps
- where are you stuck...
if you want US to be able to help.
btw, you wouldn't be the first person who rebooted their computer because they couldn't get out of vi.
and vi is just a text editor.
most probably you can use nano instead.
I see.
The part where I'm stuck - the bold part:
Quote:
apt-get install openvpn easy-rsa unzip zip -y
apt-get update
vi /etc/sysctl.conf
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1 - This command is input in vi after down line cursor
sysctl -p
cd /etc/openvpn
unzip s2s.zip
vi /etc/openvpn/s2s.conf
dev tun0
remote 192.xxx.xxx.xxx
...
I hope just to get some clarity with vi first. Thanks for your attention.
Last edited by msdosslave; 06-17-2016 at 02:00 AM.
You see the difference? 3rd line lost
I just cant left # on 3rd line and create emty 4th one to paste net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1
Also net. disappearing when I'm trying to paste it from buffer.
Where is my mistake?
UPD. I moved forward with this via ftp. Just opened /etc/sysctl.conf to add last line. As I see it's the same just different ways. But the question is still opened - how to add last line to a document via vim(I realized what I need just now )
Last edited by msdosslave; 06-17-2016 at 11:06 AM.
Actually you shouldn't use :wq! ... :wq is write and exit, :q! is exit without save ... if I recall correctly, that is. Still haven't taken that refresher.
Yeah, I should listen to ondoho)
Nano is pure revelation. It's just made exactly what I need. vi is fiasco, however I can do this action in two different ways now without vi. I believe I may come back to vi later.
I'm still on my way, and very soon I'll be here with new headache. Hope you'll be here) Thanks
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