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Chapter 9. Advanced Use Cases for Access Server
This setting configures the hostname/IP and port of the server.
resolv-retry infinite
Keep trying indefinitely to resolve the host name of the OpenVPN server. Very useful on
machines which are not permanently connected to the internet, such as laptops.
nobind
Most clients don’t need to bind to a specific local port number.
persist-key
This setting is the same as in the server configuration file. Use the same setting you’re using
in the server.
persist-tun
This setting is the same as in the server configuration file. Use the same setting you’re using
in the server.
ca /usr/local/openvpn/conf/ca.crt
This is the same ca.crt file as in the server. See server config file descriptions for more infor-
mation.
cert /usr/local/openvpn/conf/client.crt
This is the certificate (a.k.a public key) for the client device.
key /usr/local/openvpn/conf/client.key
This is the private key for the client device.
verb 3
Sets the verbosity level of the log file.
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