Error .... openvpn-vpnclient.conf

I use the page https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/services/vpn/openvpn/client
get an error
uci show firewall; echo && uci show network; echo && uci show openvpn; echo && logread -e openvpn

; echo && logread -e openvpn
firewall.@defaults[0]=defaults
firewall.@defaults[0].syn_flood='1'
firewall.@defaults[0].input='ACCEPT'
firewall.@defaults[0].output='ACCEPT'
firewall.@defaults[0].forward='REJECT'
firewall.@zone[0]=zone
firewall.@zone[0].name='lan'
firewall.@zone[0].input='ACCEPT'
firewall.@zone[0].output='ACCEPT'
firewall.@zone[0].forward='ACCEPT'
firewall.@zone[0].network='lan'
firewall.@zone[1]=zone
firewall.@zone[1].name='wan'
firewall.@zone[1].input='REJECT'
firewall.@zone[1].output='ACCEPT'
firewall.@zone[1].forward='REJECT'
firewall.@zone[1].masq='1'
firewall.@zone[1].mtu_fix='1'
firewall.@zone[1].network='wan wan6 wwan'
firewall.@forwarding[0]=forwarding
firewall.@forwarding[0].src='lan'
firewall.@forwarding[0].dest='wan'
firewall.@rule[0]=rule
firewall.@rule[0].name='Allow-DHCP-Renew'
firewall.@rule[0].src='wan'
firewall.@rule[0].proto='udp'
firewall.@rule[0].dest_port='68'
firewall.@rule[0].target='ACCEPT'
firewall.@rule[0].family='ipv4'
firewall.@rule[1]=rule
firewall.@rule[1].name='Allow-Ping'
firewall.@rule[1].src='wan'
firewall.@rule[1].proto='icmp'
firewall.@rule[1].icmp_type='echo-request'
firewall.@rule[1].family='ipv4'
firewall.@rule[1].target='ACCEPT'
firewall.@rule[2]=rule
firewall.@rule[2].name='Allow-IGMP'
firewall.@rule[2].src='wan'
firewall.@rule[2].proto='igmp'
firewall.@rule[2].family='ipv4'
firewall.@rule[2].target='ACCEPT'
firewall.@rule[3]=rule
firewall.@rule[3].name='Allow-DHCPv6'
firewall.@rule[3].src='wan'
firewall.@rule[3].proto='udp'
firewall.@rule[3].src_ip='fc00::/6'
firewall.@rule[3].dest_ip='fc00::/6'
firewall.@rule[3].dest_port='546'
firewall.@rule[3].family='ipv6'
firewall.@rule[3].target='ACCEPT'
firewall.@rule[4]=rule
firewall.@rule[4].name='Allow-MLD'
firewall.@rule[4].src='wan'
firewall.@rule[4].proto='icmp'
firewall.@rule[4].src_ip='fe80::/10'
firewall.@rule[4].icmp_type='130/0' '131/0' '132/0' '143/0'
firewall.@rule[4].family='ipv6'
firewall.@rule[4].target='ACCEPT'
firewall.@rule[5]=rule
firewall.@rule[5].name='Allow-ICMPv6-Input'
firewall.@rule[5].src='wan'
firewall.@rule[5].proto='icmp'
firewall.@rule[5].icmp_type='echo-request' 'echo-reply' 'destination-unreachable' 'packet-too-big' 'time-exceeded' 'bad-header' 'unknown-header-type' 'router-solicitation' 'neighbour-solicitation' 'router-advertisement' 'neighbour-advertisement'
firewall.@rule[5].limit='1000/sec'
firewall.@rule[5].family='ipv6'
firewall.@rule[5].target='ACCEPT'
firewall.@rule[6]=rule
firewall.@rule[6].name='Allow-ICMPv6-Forward'
firewall.@rule[6].src='wan'
firewall.@rule[6].dest='*'
firewall.@rule[6].proto='icmp'
firewall.@rule[6].icmp_type='echo-request' 'echo-reply' 'destination-unreachable' 'packet-too-big' 'time-exceeded' 'bad-header' 'unknown-header-type'
firewall.@rule[6].limit='1000/sec'
firewall.@rule[6].family='ipv6'
firewall.@rule[6].target='ACCEPT'
firewall.@rule[7]=rule
firewall.@rule[7].name='Allow-IPSec-ESP'
firewall.@rule[7].src='wan'
firewall.@rule[7].dest='lan'
firewall.@rule[7].proto='esp'
firewall.@rule[7].target='ACCEPT'
firewall.@rule[8]=rule
firewall.@rule[8].name='Allow-ISAKMP'
firewall.@rule[8].src='wan'
firewall.@rule[8].dest='lan'
firewall.@rule[8].dest_port='500'
firewall.@rule[8].proto='udp'
firewall.@rule[8].target='ACCEPT'
firewall.@include[0]=include
firewall.@include[0].path='/etc/firewall.user'
firewall.@zone[2]=zone
firewall.@zone[2].name='vpnclient'
firewall.@zone[2].network='vpnclient'
firewall.@zone[2].input='REJECT'
firewall.@zone[2].output='ACCEPT'
firewall.@zone[2].forward='REJECT'
firewall.@zone[2].masq='1'
firewall.@zone[2].mtu_fix='1'
firewall.@forwarding[1]=forwarding
firewall.@forwarding[1].src='lan'
firewall.@forwarding[1].dest='vpnclient'

network.loopback=interface
network.loopback.ifname='lo'
network.loopback.proto='static'
network.loopback.ipaddr='127.0.0.1'
network.loopback.netmask='255.0.0.0'
network.globals=globals
network.globals.ula_prefix='fd91:b0a5:3f2f::/48'
network.lan=interface
network.lan.type='bridge'
network.lan.ifname='eth1'
network.lan.proto='static'
network.lan.netmask='255.255.255.0'
network.lan.ip6assign='60'
network.lan.ipaddr='192.168.3.1'
network.wan=interface
network.wan.ifname='eth0'
network.wan.proto='dhcp'
network.wan6=interface
network.wan6.ifname='eth0'
network.wan6.proto='dhcpv6'
network.wwan=interface
network.wwan.proto='dhcp'
network.vpnclient=interface
network.vpnclient.ifname='tun0'
network.vpnclient.proto='none'

openvpn.custom_config=openvpn
openvpn.custom_config.enabled='0'
openvpn.custom_config.config='/etc/openvpn/my-vpn.conf'
openvpn.sample_server=openvpn
openvpn.sample_server.enabled='0'
openvpn.sample_server.port='1194'
openvpn.sample_server.proto='udp'
openvpn.sample_server.dev='tun'
openvpn.sample_server.ca='/etc/openvpn/ca.crt'
openvpn.sample_server.cert='/etc/openvpn/server.crt'
openvpn.sample_server.key='/etc/openvpn/server.key'
openvpn.sample_server.dh='/etc/openvpn/dh1024.pem'
openvpn.sample_server.server='10.8.0.0 255.255.255.0'
openvpn.sample_server.ifconfig_pool_persist='/tmp/ipp.txt'
openvpn.sample_server.keepalive='10 120'
openvpn.sample_server.compress='lzo'
openvpn.sample_server.persist_key='1'
openvpn.sample_server.persist_tun='1'
openvpn.sample_server.user='nobody'
openvpn.sample_server.status='/tmp/openvpn-status.log'
openvpn.sample_server.verb='3'
openvpn.sample_client=openvpn
openvpn.sample_client.enabled='0'
openvpn.sample_client.client='1'
openvpn.sample_client.dev='tun'
openvpn.sample_client.proto='udp'
openvpn.sample_client.remote='my_server_1 1194'
openvpn.sample_client.resolv_retry='infinite'
openvpn.sample_client.nobind='1'
openvpn.sample_client.persist_key='1'
openvpn.sample_client.persist_tun='1'
openvpn.sample_client.user='nobody'
openvpn.sample_client.ca='/etc/openvpn/ca.crt'
openvpn.sample_client.cert='/etc/openvpn/client.crt'
openvpn.sample_client.key='/etc/openvpn/client.key'
openvpn.sample_client.compress='lzo'
openvpn.sample_client.verb='3'
openvpn.vpnclient=openvpn
openvpn.vpnclient.enabled='1'
openvpn.vpnclient.config='/etc/openvpn/vpnclient.ovpn'

Mon Jan  7 15:46:02 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6401]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:46:02 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6401]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:46:07 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6408]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:46:07 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6408]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:46:12 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6409]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:46:12 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6409]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:46:17 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6410]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:46:17 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6410]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:46:22 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6411]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:46:22 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6411]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:46:28 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6415]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:46:28 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6415]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:46:33 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6416]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:46:33 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6416]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:46:38 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6417]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:46:38 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6417]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:46:43 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6418]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:46:43 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6418]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:46:48 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6419]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:46:48 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6419]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:46:53 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6420]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:46:53 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6420]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:46:58 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6421]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:46:58 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6421]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:47:03 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6422]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:47:03 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6422]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:47:08 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6423]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:47:08 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6423]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:47:13 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6424]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:47:13 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6424]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:47:18 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6425]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:47:18 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6425]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:47:23 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6426]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:47:23 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6426]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:47:28 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6427]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:47:28 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6427]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:47:33 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6428]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:47:33 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6428]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:47:38 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6429]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:47:38 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6429]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:47:43 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6430]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:47:43 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6430]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:47:48 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6431]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:47:48 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6431]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:47:53 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6432]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:47:53 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6432]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:47:58 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6433]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:47:58 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6433]: Use --help for more information.
Mon Jan  7 15:48:03 2019 daemon.err openvpn(vpnclient)[6434]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: openvpn-vpnclient.conf
Mon Jan  7 15:48:03 2019 daemon.warn openvpn(vpnclient)[6434]: Use --help for more information.

.ovpn file locate in /etc/openvpn/vpnclient.ovpn

  • Did you create the config file?
  • What instructions on the page did you follow?

Install Packages
Configs
Network
Firewall
Client
Testing

  • So that means everything is working?
  • Can you use complete sentences, please?
  • You didn't answer if you even created the config file for which you're receiving an error

I have no clue where you are in the process, or what steps you actually completed (i.e. if you actually created the config file, can you paste it, please?).

If you want assistance, please make it less difficult to understand your actual issue.

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Install OpenVPN & OpenSSL:

opkg update && opkg install luci-app-openvpn (openvpn-openssl and openssl-util have on my already compiled image)

Create Network Interface:

uci set network.vpnclient="interface"
uci set network.vpnclient.ifname="tun0"
uci set network.vpnclient.proto="none"
 
uci commit network && service network restart

Configure Default Rules & Forwarding:

uci add firewall zone
uci set firewall.@zone[-1].name="vpnclient"
uci add_list firewall.@zone[-1].network="vpnclient"
uci set firewall.@zone[-1].input="REJECT"
uci set firewall.@zone[-1].output="ACCEPT"
uci set firewall.@zone[-1].forward="REJECT"
uci set firewall.@zone[-1].masq="1"
uci set firewall.@zone[-1].mtu_fix="1"
 
uci add firewall forwarding
uci set firewall.@forwarding[-1].src="lan"
uci set firewall.@forwarding[-1].dest="vpnclient"
 
uci commit firewall && service firewall restart

Configure basic Client:

uci set openvpn.vpnclient="openvpn"
uci set openvpn.vpnclient.enabled="1"
uci set openvpn.vpnclient.config="/etc/openvpn/vpnclient.ovpn"
 
uci commit openvpn && service openvpn restart

upload my file .ovpn to directory /etc/openvpn/

service log restart; service openvpn restart; sleep 10; logread -e openvpn
cat /etc/openvpn/vpnclient.ovpn
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I beg your pardon, I made a mistake when upload conf file,instead of a router to the server

can delete topic?

There's no deleting, hopefully this will help others when configuring - to not make the same mistake.

Glad you got it working! :+1:

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