Re: OpenVPN no more --client-(dis)connect scripts can be executed

[Michael Tremer <michael.tremer@ipfire.org>]

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Hi,

> On 7 Oct 2020, at 10:21, ummeegge <ummeegge(a)ipfire.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Michael,
> 
> Am Mittwoch, den 07.10.2020, 09:20 +0100 schrieb Michael Tremer:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Oh so this is a custom thing?
>> 
>> Obviously most users won’t use this. If you care much about your
>> custom script, you can write a script that searches a directory and
>> calls all scripts in it (like /etc/init.d/networking/red.up/ and
>> /etc/init.d/networking/red.down/).
> OK, will give it a try.
> 
>> 
>> Another great example how OpenVPN breaks running installations.
> Yes, and there are comming some exiting new examples with the upcoming
> releases 8-| ...

Like what?

-Michael

> 
>> 
>> -Michael
>> 
>>> On 6 Oct 2020, at 14:26, ummeegge <ummeegge(a)ipfire.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Am Dienstag, den 06.10.2020, 12:58 +0100 schrieb Michael Tremer:
>>>> Why do you have more than one client-connnect/disconnect script
>>>> in
>>>> your configuration?
>>> 
>>> In this case it is a email which will be fired if someone is
>>> (dis)connected but there are plenty of potential possibilities.
>>> This
>>> one is not specified for my use case but may for the OpenVPN
>>> scripting
>>> architecture in IPFire in general.
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> 
>>> Erik
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -Michael
>>>> 
>>>>> On 5 Oct 2020, at 16:59, ummeegge <ummeegge(a)ipfire.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> am currently in testing scenario with the new OpenVPN-2.5_rc2
>>>>> and a
>>>>> additional --client-connect/--client-disconnect script. Since
>>>>> the
>>>>> release of OpenVPN metrics -->
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
> https://git.ipfire.org/?p=ipfire-2.x.git;a=commit;h=708f2b7368cc8fbd54a06ca66337ebdcc26b58b4
>>>>> the new OpenVPN version lined out that only one script will be
>>>>> executed.
>>>>> 
>>>>> openvpnserver[15373]: Multiple --client-connect scripts
>>>>> defined.  The
>>>>> previously configured script is overridden.
>>>>> openvpnserver[15373]: Multiple --client-disconnect scripts
>>>>> defined.  The previously configured script is overridden.
>>>>> 
>>>>> so a question arises (beneath a lot´s others which are here
>>>>> OT),
>>>>> should
>>>>> we make it possible to execute more then one --(dis)connect
>>>>> script
>>>>> ? If
>>>>> so, are there may some ideas for this ?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Erik
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>> 
>> 
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