454258 – Openvpn tries to use /sbin/ifconfig, but it's moved to /bin/ifconfig

Bug 454258 - Openvpn tries to use /sbin/ifconfig, but it's moved to /bin/ifconfig

Summary: Openvpn tries to use /sbin/ifconfig, but it's moved to /bin/ifconfig

Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 407195

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal major (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers

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Reported:	2013-01-27 10:30 UTC by Gabor MARTON
Modified:	2013-01-27 16:15 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Gabor MARTON 2013-01-27 10:30:02 UTC

Without the iproute2 use flag openvpn uses /sbin/ifconfig and /sbin/route. Since a recent update those two executables moved from /sbin to /bin. Now openvpn can't use them, because it refers to the with full path (/sbin/ifconfig, /sbin/route).

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. /etc/init.d/openvpn start (openvpn compiled without iproute2 use flag)
2. wait
3. Get surprised: openvpn can't come up :(
Actual Results:  
Jan 27 11:10:22 localhost openvpn[8061]: /sbin/ifconfig tap0 X.X.X.X netmask 255.255.255.0 mtu 1484 broadcast X.X.X.X
Jan 27 11:10:22 localhost openvpn[8061]: Linux ifconfig failed: could not execute external program
Jan 27 11:10:22 localhost openvpn[8061]: Exiting


Jan 27 11:11:41 localhost openvpn[8140]: /sbin/route add -net X.X.X.X netmask 255.255.255.0 gw X.X.X.X
Jan 27 11:11:41 localhost openvpn[8140]: ERROR: Linux route add command failed: could not execute external program


Expected Results:  
A working openvpn tunnel.

Comment 1 Ben Kohler gentoo-dev

2013-01-27 16:15:25 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 407195 ***