pfsense:vpn:openvpn:troubleshooting:options_error_-_unrecognized_option_or_missing_or_extra_parameter_s
PFSense - VPN - OpenVPN - Troubleshooting - Options error - Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s)
Getting error:
Options error: Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s) in home.ovpn:1: homeVPN (2.4.5) Use --help for more information.
where Config file contains:
Config File (Hid sensitive info):
homeVPN dev tun proto udp remote IP_ADDRESS PORT float ncp-ciphers AES-128-GCM:AES-256-GCM:AES-128-CBC:AES-256-CBC cipher AES-128-CBC auth SHA256 compress lzo keepalive 15 60 auth-user-pass remote-cert-tls server <ca> ### CA CERT HERE </ca> <cert> ### CERT HERE </cert> <key> ### KEY HERE </key> <tls-crypt> ### TA KEY HERE </tls-crypt> resolv-retry infinite nobind
Solution
It tells you very exactly what’s wrong:
Line 1 contains home.ovpn:1: homeVPN which is not an OpenVPN option, so you need to either remove it or make it a comment.
pfsense/vpn/openvpn/troubleshooting/options_error_-_unrecognized_option_or_missing_or_extra_parameter_s.txt · Last modified: 2020/11/29 22:55 by peter