Openvpn multiple instances get single status

Question

I Have multiple instances of OpenVPN running. In Ubuntu 14.04 we could control and get status by using

/etc/init.d/openvpn status server4

which returns one of these outputs:

"* VPN 'server4' is running" OR "* VPN 'server4' is not running"

witch gives me an exit code of 0 or 1.

How do I get this to work in Ubuntu 16.04?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 12 '17 at 15:56

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SystemV worked on old versions of Ubuntu, Debian and Centos Linux operating systems. Now Systemd is used. New command is:

systemctl status openvpn@server4.service

answered Sep 12 '17 at 15:56

Mikhail Khirgiy

I Know this is the way to go in the new Ubuntu. The problem is, this does not give me the same output... – spambas Sep 14 '17 at 06:50
You don't have another way. Check Ubuntu version. – Mikhail Khirgiy Sep 14 '17 at 07:58

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