Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook - Third Edition

Configuring OpenVPN on the client

There is a similar set of configurations to do on each client.

Copy the client configuration file to /etc/openvpn:

# cd /usr/share/doc/openvpn/examples/sample-config-files 
# cpclient.conf /etc/openvpn 

Edit the client.conf file:

# cd /etc/openvpn 
# vim client.conf 

Change the paths for the certificates to the point to correct folders:

ca /etc/openvpn/ca.crt 
cert /etc/openvpn/server.crt 
key /etc/openvpn/server.key  # This file should be kept secret 

Set the remote site for your server:

#remote my-server-1 1194 
remote server.example.com 1194