The openvpn.sh file doesn't work with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

[gregglowrimore]

The make-cadir creates a folder with a default vars file. In that vars file, there is a whichopensslcnf call that doesn't work with the openssl-*.cnf files laid out by the make-cadir. It needs another elif block to check for openssl-1.1.0.cnf to match the openssl version in 18.04 LTS.

[redgeoff]

Thanks @gregglowrimore. Would you be willing to submit a PR?

[saidmasoud]

Hi @gregglowrimore

Could you tell me where the openssl-1.1.0.cnf file is located? I could not find it on my 18.04 machine, I only found an openssl-1.0.0.cnf file. I have a temporary/hacky fix in place until this repo is updated to support 18.04.

[ronnythedev]

Is there a way to get the hacky fix? Currently AWS does not allow to create instances with an older version of Ubutu I think

[ronnythedev]

Never mind, there is a way to use Ubuntu 16.04.

[saidmasoud]

sorry @ron-camaron !!! I actually ended up using the below repo instead since the add-client.sh script still didn't work after getting the install to work. Unfortunately, it's a prompt-based script and the maintainer isn waiting for a PR to add flags for automation, but it worked for me.

https://github.com/angristan/openvpn-install

[vaughnd]

Had to fix this manually. Trouble is that make-cadir from easy-rsa 2.2.2 that comes with Ubuntu 18 doesn't deal with openssl-1.1.0.cnf yet. I had to re-run openvpn.sh and let it create the openvpn-ca directory, then ctrl-c out, cp /etc/ssl/openssl.cnf openvpn-ca/openssl-1.1.0.cnf, then run openvpn.sh again and it worked.

[cvernooy23]

@vaughnd I tried the workaround you mentioned, but to no avail. I ended up using the project mentioned by @saidmasoud which worked fine.

[redgeoff]

Fixed by #13