Initscripts for openvpn Server: copy openvpn-server.conf to /etc/init Be shure to have server.conf in /etc/sysconfig/net/openvpn ready. Client: copy openserver-client-..servername...conf to /etc/init and replace ..servername.. by the servername example: cp openserver-client-..servername...conf /etc/init/openserver-client-deepspace.conf edit the copied file and replace by the servername. Be shure to have the config-file client-.conf in /etc/sysconfig/net/openvpn ready.