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
\ No newline at end of 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.