[Openswan Users] cannot load config '/etc/ipsec.conf'

[Samir Hussain]

Hello,

  There  is a typo in the guide. In the /etc/ipsec.conf example, they have

       <strong>virtual_private=%v4:10.0.100.0/24

</strong>conn L2TP-PSK

The <strong> tag should be removed so it would be:

       <virtual_private=%v4:10.0.100.0/24

conn L2TP-PSK


Samir

On 2016-11-03 08:24 AM, robert k Wild wrote:
> hi all,
> 
> i have followed this guide -
> 
> http://blog.earth-works.com/2013/02/22/how-to-set-up-openswan-l2tp-vpn-server-on-centos-6/
> 
> and i am stuck on starting the ipsec service, i get the below error -
> 
> [root at vpn ~]# service ipsec start
> Starting pluto IKE daemon for IPsec: cannot load config
> '/etc/ipsec.conf': /etc/ipsec.conf:12: syntax error, unexpected STRING,
> expecting $end [<strong>virtual_private]
> cannot load config '/etc/ipsec.conf': /etc/ipsec.conf:12: syntax error,
> unexpected STRING, expecting $end [<strong>virtual_private]
> unknown stack
> cannot load config '/etc/ipsec.conf': /etc/ipsec.conf:12: syntax error,
> unexpected STRING, expecting $end [<strong>virtual_private]
> .....                                                      [FAILED]
> [root at vpn ~]#
> 
> can anyone please help me
> 
> many thanks,
> 
> rob
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Robert K Wild.
> 
> 
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