Ubuntu OpenVPN

[Zach_Mallet]

Hello,

I'm rather new to Ubuntu, but here is my situation. I am currently using a Chromebook running ubuntu and trying to get a vpn up. Here are the errors messaged I get:

cannot find device "tun1"Linux ip link set failed: external program exited with error status: 1
Execting due to fatal error

Thanks for any help!

[nerdtron]

What part of the installation of openvpn is that? how far have you gone to setting it up? Did you follow a link/tutorial?

[Zach_Mallet]

After I installed open vpn I ran this:

sudo openvpn "location of vpn file"

Then it runs, I input username and password and it gives me those errors.

[sandyd]

After I installed open vpn I ran this:

sudo openvpn "location of vpn file"

Then it runs, I input username and password and it gives me those errors.

Do you have the tun module loaded?
Does

lsmod | grep tun

return anything?

If no, run

 sudo lsmod tun

Then,

sudo openvpn --mktun --dev tun1