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batman
Asked: 2012-08-19 02:59:55 +0800 CST

No VPN is running. What does this mean?

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I have installed openvpn using the command : 

sudo apt-get install  openvpn

After installing it, when I tried to start it, I get:

* Reloading virtual private network daemon(s)... 
 *   No VPN is running.

I'm very new to Ubuntu. I couldn't able to get what No VPN is running. meant. Does this mean any thing wrong in my installation?

I'm using 12.04 Ubuntu Version and since openvpn uses, tun/tap, I wonder its already installed in 12.04 versions?

Thanks in advance.

12.04

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    There's nothing wrong with your installation. You see this message because you haven't set up any VPN. You've installed the program, but you haven't yet set it up to be used. If you configure one or more VPN to automatically start at boot time, instead of this message, you'll see the nicknames of each VPN as it starts up.

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