How to fix the openvpn service Error opening configuration file on Windows 10












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I experience a frustrating behaviour of openVPN used as a Windows 10 service:

it doesn't start, and when you look at the log it tells: 



Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfigxxx.ovpn

Use --help for more information.


But the openvpn GUI works with the same configuration file!
Unfortunately, the --help doesn't help.

What can I do to at least have more diagnostic details?

Thanks

Alexandre






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  • You could try Process Monitor to check why OpenVPN service can't open the file.

    – montonero
    Jan 25 at 9:35











  • Thanks Montonero. It is hard to decipher. I can see that bitdefenderis sometimes involved, but I cannot determine whether it is generating a conflict.

    – Alex
    Jan 25 at 10:49













  • You'll need to include only OpenVPN service process in a procmon's filter. That will make things much easier.

    – montonero
    Jan 25 at 11:01











  • I did initially, but unfortunatelly, it does not give me a better hint that the previous one regarding bitdefender. I can only suppose that bitdefender is restricting the access to the C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfig directory.

    – Alex
    Jan 28 at 10:26


















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I experience a frustrating behaviour of openVPN used as a Windows 10 service:

it doesn't start, and when you look at the log it tells: 



Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfigxxx.ovpn

Use --help for more information.


But the openvpn GUI works with the same configuration file!
Unfortunately, the --help doesn't help.

What can I do to at least have more diagnostic details?

Thanks

Alexandre






windows-10 openvpn services







share|improve this question























  • You could try Process Monitor to check why OpenVPN service can't open the file.

    – montonero
    Jan 25 at 9:35











  • Thanks Montonero. It is hard to decipher. I can see that bitdefenderis sometimes involved, but I cannot determine whether it is generating a conflict.

    – Alex
    Jan 25 at 10:49













  • You'll need to include only OpenVPN service process in a procmon's filter. That will make things much easier.

    – montonero
    Jan 25 at 11:01











  • I did initially, but unfortunatelly, it does not give me a better hint that the previous one regarding bitdefender. I can only suppose that bitdefender is restricting the access to the C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfig directory.

    – Alex
    Jan 28 at 10:26
















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I experience a frustrating behaviour of openVPN used as a Windows 10 service:

it doesn't start, and when you look at the log it tells: 



Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfigxxx.ovpn

Use --help for more information.


But the openvpn GUI works with the same configuration file!
Unfortunately, the --help doesn't help.

What can I do to at least have more diagnostic details?

Thanks

Alexandre






windows-10 openvpn services







share|improve this question














I experience a frustrating behaviour of openVPN used as a Windows 10 service:

it doesn't start, and when you look at the log it tells: 



Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfigxxx.ovpn

Use --help for more information.


But the openvpn GUI works with the same configuration file!
Unfortunately, the --help doesn't help.

What can I do to at least have more diagnostic details?

Thanks

Alexandre






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  • You could try Process Monitor to check why OpenVPN service can't open the file.

    – montonero
    Jan 25 at 9:35











  • Thanks Montonero. It is hard to decipher. I can see that bitdefenderis sometimes involved, but I cannot determine whether it is generating a conflict.

    – Alex
    Jan 25 at 10:49













  • You'll need to include only OpenVPN service process in a procmon's filter. That will make things much easier.

    – montonero
    Jan 25 at 11:01











  • I did initially, but unfortunatelly, it does not give me a better hint that the previous one regarding bitdefender. I can only suppose that bitdefender is restricting the access to the C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfig directory.

    – Alex
    Jan 28 at 10:26





















  • You could try Process Monitor to check why OpenVPN service can't open the file.

    – montonero
    Jan 25 at 9:35











  • Thanks Montonero. It is hard to decipher. I can see that bitdefenderis sometimes involved, but I cannot determine whether it is generating a conflict.

    – Alex
    Jan 25 at 10:49













  • You'll need to include only OpenVPN service process in a procmon's filter. That will make things much easier.

    – montonero
    Jan 25 at 11:01











  • I did initially, but unfortunatelly, it does not give me a better hint that the previous one regarding bitdefender. I can only suppose that bitdefender is restricting the access to the C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfig directory.

    – Alex
    Jan 28 at 10:26



















You could try Process Monitor to check why OpenVPN service can't open the file.

– montonero
Jan 25 at 9:35





You could try Process Monitor to check why OpenVPN service can't open the file.

– montonero
Jan 25 at 9:35













Thanks Montonero. It is hard to decipher. I can see that bitdefenderis sometimes involved, but I cannot determine whether it is generating a conflict.

– Alex
Jan 25 at 10:49







Thanks Montonero. It is hard to decipher. I can see that bitdefenderis sometimes involved, but I cannot determine whether it is generating a conflict.

– Alex
Jan 25 at 10:49















You'll need to include only OpenVPN service process in a procmon's filter. That will make things much easier.

– montonero
Jan 25 at 11:01





You'll need to include only OpenVPN service process in a procmon's filter. That will make things much easier.

– montonero
Jan 25 at 11:01













I did initially, but unfortunatelly, it does not give me a better hint that the previous one regarding bitdefender. I can only suppose that bitdefender is restricting the access to the C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfig directory.

– Alex
Jan 28 at 10:26







I did initially, but unfortunatelly, it does not give me a better hint that the previous one regarding bitdefender. I can only suppose that bitdefender is restricting the access to the C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfig directory.

– Alex
Jan 28 at 10:26












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What is the command line the service uses to launch OpenVPN?



If it looks something like this:





openvpn C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfigxxx.ovpn


OpenVPN (usually) needs to be launched in the directory where all of its authentication files are (unless you specified an absolute path to them; like C:Program FilesOpenVPNta.key) Try adding --cd C:Program FilesOpenVPN to the command line, so that it looks more like this:





openvpn --cd C:Program FilesOpenVPN --config C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfigxxx.ovpn


If that doesn't help, try adding --verb 11 to the command line and showing us the output of that.



EDIT



The OpenVPN page on Running OpenVPN as a Windows Service shows that the C:Program FilesOpenVPNbinopenvpnserv2.exe is a service wrapper that launches the main OpenVPN executable. I have two suggestions:



1:

Use regedit to show us the settings the wrapper is using (the page mentioned above has information on the registry values), and modify them appropriately.

2:

Write your own batch script that launches OpenVPN and set that as the executable launched by the service. I would prefer the former of these two, as it is the least invasive.






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  • Thanks Shadowcoder But there is no command line. It is launched as a service whose main executable is located at "C:Program FilesOpenVPNbinopenvpnserv2.exe". I suppose that the problem is related to some rights, but couldn't find out which.

    – Alex
    Jan 30 at 7:40













  • Looks like you might have to go poking around in the registry or reconfigure the service to launch OpenVPN without the service wrapper. Read my edits above

    – Shadowcoder
    Jan 30 at 21:33











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What is the command line the service uses to launch OpenVPN?



If it looks something like this:





openvpn C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfigxxx.ovpn


OpenVPN (usually) needs to be launched in the directory where all of its authentication files are (unless you specified an absolute path to them; like C:Program FilesOpenVPNta.key) Try adding --cd C:Program FilesOpenVPN to the command line, so that it looks more like this:





openvpn --cd C:Program FilesOpenVPN --config C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfigxxx.ovpn


If that doesn't help, try adding --verb 11 to the command line and showing us the output of that.



EDIT



The OpenVPN page on Running OpenVPN as a Windows Service shows that the C:Program FilesOpenVPNbinopenvpnserv2.exe is a service wrapper that launches the main OpenVPN executable. I have two suggestions:



1:

Use regedit to show us the settings the wrapper is using (the page mentioned above has information on the registry values), and modify them appropriately.

2:

Write your own batch script that launches OpenVPN and set that as the executable launched by the service. I would prefer the former of these two, as it is the least invasive.






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  • Thanks Shadowcoder But there is no command line. It is launched as a service whose main executable is located at "C:Program FilesOpenVPNbinopenvpnserv2.exe". I suppose that the problem is related to some rights, but couldn't find out which.

    – Alex
    Jan 30 at 7:40













  • Looks like you might have to go poking around in the registry or reconfigure the service to launch OpenVPN without the service wrapper. Read my edits above

    – Shadowcoder
    Jan 30 at 21:33
















0














What is the command line the service uses to launch OpenVPN?



If it looks something like this:





openvpn C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfigxxx.ovpn


OpenVPN (usually) needs to be launched in the directory where all of its authentication files are (unless you specified an absolute path to them; like C:Program FilesOpenVPNta.key) Try adding --cd C:Program FilesOpenVPN to the command line, so that it looks more like this:





openvpn --cd C:Program FilesOpenVPN --config C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfigxxx.ovpn


If that doesn't help, try adding --verb 11 to the command line and showing us the output of that.



EDIT



The OpenVPN page on Running OpenVPN as a Windows Service shows that the C:Program FilesOpenVPNbinopenvpnserv2.exe is a service wrapper that launches the main OpenVPN executable. I have two suggestions:



1:

Use regedit to show us the settings the wrapper is using (the page mentioned above has information on the registry values), and modify them appropriately.

2:

Write your own batch script that launches OpenVPN and set that as the executable launched by the service. I would prefer the former of these two, as it is the least invasive.






share|improve this answer


























  • Thanks Shadowcoder But there is no command line. It is launched as a service whose main executable is located at "C:Program FilesOpenVPNbinopenvpnserv2.exe". I suppose that the problem is related to some rights, but couldn't find out which.

    – Alex
    Jan 30 at 7:40













  • Looks like you might have to go poking around in the registry or reconfigure the service to launch OpenVPN without the service wrapper. Read my edits above

    – Shadowcoder
    Jan 30 at 21:33














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What is the command line the service uses to launch OpenVPN?



If it looks something like this:





openvpn C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfigxxx.ovpn


OpenVPN (usually) needs to be launched in the directory where all of its authentication files are (unless you specified an absolute path to them; like C:Program FilesOpenVPNta.key) Try adding --cd C:Program FilesOpenVPN to the command line, so that it looks more like this:





openvpn --cd C:Program FilesOpenVPN --config C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfigxxx.ovpn


If that doesn't help, try adding --verb 11 to the command line and showing us the output of that.



EDIT



The OpenVPN page on Running OpenVPN as a Windows Service shows that the C:Program FilesOpenVPNbinopenvpnserv2.exe is a service wrapper that launches the main OpenVPN executable. I have two suggestions:



1:

Use regedit to show us the settings the wrapper is using (the page mentioned above has information on the registry values), and modify them appropriately.

2:

Write your own batch script that launches OpenVPN and set that as the executable launched by the service. I would prefer the former of these two, as it is the least invasive.






share|improve this answer















What is the command line the service uses to launch OpenVPN?



If it looks something like this:





openvpn C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfigxxx.ovpn


OpenVPN (usually) needs to be launched in the directory where all of its authentication files are (unless you specified an absolute path to them; like C:Program FilesOpenVPNta.key) Try adding --cd C:Program FilesOpenVPN to the command line, so that it looks more like this:





openvpn --cd C:Program FilesOpenVPN --config C:Program FilesOpenVPNconfigxxx.ovpn


If that doesn't help, try adding --verb 11 to the command line and showing us the output of that.



EDIT



The OpenVPN page on Running OpenVPN as a Windows Service shows that the C:Program FilesOpenVPNbinopenvpnserv2.exe is a service wrapper that launches the main OpenVPN executable. I have two suggestions:



1:

Use regedit to show us the settings the wrapper is using (the page mentioned above has information on the registry values), and modify them appropriately.

2:

Write your own batch script that launches OpenVPN and set that as the executable launched by the service. I would prefer the former of these two, as it is the least invasive.







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  • Thanks Shadowcoder But there is no command line. It is launched as a service whose main executable is located at "C:Program FilesOpenVPNbinopenvpnserv2.exe". I suppose that the problem is related to some rights, but couldn't find out which.

    – Alex
    Jan 30 at 7:40













  • Looks like you might have to go poking around in the registry or reconfigure the service to launch OpenVPN without the service wrapper. Read my edits above

    – Shadowcoder
    Jan 30 at 21:33



















  • Thanks Shadowcoder But there is no command line. It is launched as a service whose main executable is located at "C:Program FilesOpenVPNbinopenvpnserv2.exe". I suppose that the problem is related to some rights, but couldn't find out which.

    – Alex
    Jan 30 at 7:40













  • Looks like you might have to go poking around in the registry or reconfigure the service to launch OpenVPN without the service wrapper. Read my edits above

    – Shadowcoder
    Jan 30 at 21:33

















Thanks Shadowcoder But there is no command line. It is launched as a service whose main executable is located at "C:Program FilesOpenVPNbinopenvpnserv2.exe". I suppose that the problem is related to some rights, but couldn't find out which.

– Alex
Jan 30 at 7:40







Thanks Shadowcoder But there is no command line. It is launched as a service whose main executable is located at "C:Program FilesOpenVPNbinopenvpnserv2.exe". I suppose that the problem is related to some rights, but couldn't find out which.

– Alex
Jan 30 at 7:40















Looks like you might have to go poking around in the registry or reconfigure the service to launch OpenVPN without the service wrapper. Read my edits above

– Shadowcoder
Jan 30 at 21:33





Looks like you might have to go poking around in the registry or reconfigure the service to launch OpenVPN without the service wrapper. Read my edits above

– Shadowcoder
Jan 30 at 21:33


















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