Re: Can a configuration item be cleared in the server.conf file

tincantech via Openvpn-users <[email protected]>
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On Sunday, January 21st, 2024 at 8:08 PM, Bo Berglund <[email protected]> wrote:


> This is a discussion that started in another unrelated thread titled:
> "Two questions about key generation for clients"
> but which does not deal with that, so I am continuing separately here.
> 
> The issue:
> ----------
> Inside the globally set openvpn server configuration this item is defined:
> --suppress-timestamps
> 
> This means that all server instances will get this set even though it is not
> in the instance's own conf file!
> 
> Now I wonder if there is anything at all one can do on a server instance level
> to disable that setting such that the timestamps are returned to the logfiles?
> Like:
> "reset suppress-timestamps"
> or similar?

<snip>

At this time, once set, --suppress-timestamps cannot be cleared.

I agree that this behavior can be frustrating.

It is counter-intuitive for the server conf file to allow redirecting the log
outside of systemd but not allow resetting --suppress-timestamps flag.

Regards
tct
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