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Try starting the process manually with Then check the log for errors (logread) and the process list (ps).

You want to use: echo "xxxxx&yyyyyyyyy" >> /etc/openvpn/user.txt That log message doesn't tell me much other than the process was stopped then started. Type the ps command. You should be able to see something like the following if it started successfully. /usr/sbin/openvpn --syslog ope...

1. Download and run putty.exe ( http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html ) 2. Connect to your router. Use the address and credentials you use through the gargoyle interface root/password 3. Type the following and check the contents of the directory. Also get the name of the *....

Thanks Eddie - got your PM. First I'd second ispyisail on the creation of the password file. To cover your bases just get a shell to the router and use echo - then you'll know it's right. I'm no expert in this just extremely persistent! I'd start with getting a shell to you router and checking: 1. T...

Thanks nOpin

Sorry about that - copy and pasted from my notes

The file common.js is one supplied by Eric discussed here:
http://www.gargoyle-router.com/phpbb/vi ... .js#p13388

I'll update in the OP.

OK I just learnt that OpenVPN uses a tmpfs so the method I am using to get the username/password into /tmp or /var will not allow them to survive a reboot. You'll need to repeat the step where we create /tmp/password. Anyone know how I could make these persist?

This may be too late for Lucky but I hope it helps someone. TP-Link TL-WR1043ND ver 1.8 S/N: 11....... Gargoyle (v1.5.5) is built on OpenWRT r29594 Backfire 10.03.1 Note that this is a buggy version and improvements in OpenVPN are claimed for the latest version of Gargoyle. The procedure is pretty m...