MakeOpenVPN.sh by Eric Jodoin

MakeOpenVPN.sh

#!/bin/bash 
 
# Default Variable Declarations 
DEFAULT="Default.txt" 
FILEEXT=".ovpn" 
CRT=".crt" 
KEY=".3des.key" 
CA="ca.crt" 
TA="ta.key" 
 
#Ask for a Client name 
echo "Please enter an existing Client Name:"
read NAME 
 
 
#1st Verify that client’s Public Key Exists 
if [ ! -f $NAME$CRT ]; then 
 echo "[ERROR]: Client Public Key Certificate not found: $NAME$CRT" 
 exit 
fi 
echo "Client’s cert found: $NAME$CR" 
 
 
#Then, verify that there is a private key for that client 
if [ ! -f $NAME$KEY ]; then 
 echo "[ERROR]: Client 3des Private Key not found: $NAME$KEY" 
 exit 
fi 
echo "Client’s Private Key found: $NAME$KEY"

#Confirm the CA public key exists 
if [ ! -f $CA ]; then 
 echo "[ERROR]: CA Public Key not found: $CA" 
 exit 
fi 
echo "CA public Key found: $CA" 

#Confirm the tls-auth ta key file exists 
if [ ! -f $TA ]; then 
 echo "[ERROR]: tls-auth Key not found: $TA" 
 exit 
fi 
echo "tls-auth Private Key found: $TA" 
 
#Ready to make a new .opvn file - Start by populating with the 
default file 
cat $DEFAULT > $NAME$FILEEXT 
 
#Now, append the CA Public Cert 
echo "<ca>" >> $NAME$FILEEXT 
cat $CA >> $NAME$FILEEXT 
echo "</ca>" >> $NAME$FILEEXT

#Next append the client Public Cert 
echo "<cert>" >> $NAME$FILEEXT 
cat $NAME$CRT | sed -ne '/-BEGIN CERTIFICATE-/,/-END CERTIFICATE-/p' >> $NAME$FILEEXT 
echo "</cert>" >> $NAME$FILEEXT 
 
#Then, append the client Private Key 
echo "<key>" >> $NAME$FILEEXT 
cat $NAME$KEY >> $NAME$FILEEXT 
echo "</key>" >> $NAME$FILEEXT 
 
#Finally, append the TA Private Key 
echo "<tls-auth>" >> $NAME$FILEEXT 
cat $TA >> $NAME$FILEEXT 
echo "</tls-auth>" >> $NAME$FILEEXT 
 
echo "Done! $NAME$FILEEXT Successfully Created."

#Script written by Eric Jodoin
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@riazarbi

It was step 5 that did if for you. If you weren't in the right directory, it wouldn't be able to find those files since the script is set up to look in the current working directory only for those files. You could hardcode the full path if you wanted to be able to run the script from elsewhere.

Hi Lauren and others

Thank you very much for your code and tutorial!!!
I was not able to get OpenVPN working on a new Jessie install, but did find an auto-install fork (not actually a fork, but which credits your work). I ran it and it performs the install, server cert and client cert. I thought you and others may be interested in this approach, so I am linking to it here:

https://github.com/StarshipEngineer/OpenVPN-Setup

Thanks

Commented out 2 lines that kept throwing an error.
https://gist.github.com/Trumpy/9a1326a2992028a5a8e3

just followed this, i think using the latest script posted by trumpy

got "PolarSSL cert certificate is undefined" from my iphone

its because my Default.txt file needed a line break at the end (Or another script update)

basically <ca> needs to be on its own line in the ovpn file

This is what got me passed the ta.key not found problem. Little weary that the first part of the installation did not do something it should of, but now I have a .ovpn file.

For some reason I did not have a ta.key file in the first place so I ran this

openvpn --genkey --secret /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/keys

this will create the ta.key...

Using the scripts changes from coolaj86 and running the script from /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/keys worked.

It created my .ovpn file.

On to the next step, hope that helps...

How would I make this so I am able to use my VPN from any outside network?

I'm getting ta.key not found, this error exactly: [ERROR]: tls-auth Key not found: ta.key

I think in the line 46 a "#" is missing.