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--- howtos:network_services:openvpn [2018/03/02 00:14 (UTC)]
bifferos Correct references to the name OpenVPN, give them consistent casing.
+++ howtos:network_services:openvpn [2018/03/02 00:28 (UTC)]
bifferos Move passphrase removal to the passphrase section
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 # cp $HOME/easy-rsa/easyrsa3/pki/private/server1.key \
 > /etc/openvpn/keys/
-</code>
-If you want to run the server as a daemon on system boot, it's necessary to remove the pass-phrase from the server1.key file first.  Don't forget to set permissions on the key to avoid it being world-readable.
-<code>
-# cd /etc/openvpn/keys
-# openssl rsa -in server1.key -out tmp.key
-# mv tmp.key server1.key
-# chmod 600 server1.key
 </code>
@@ Line 898: / Line 889: @@
 fi
 </code>
+An alternate method (albeit less secure) is to remove the passphrase from server1.key file altogether.  Don't forget to set permissions on the key to avoid it being world-readable.
+<code>
+# cd /etc/openvpn/keys
+# openssl rsa -in server1.key -out tmp.key
+# mv tmp.key server1.key
+# chmod 600 server1.key
+</code>
 ===== 11. IP Routing =====