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authorDavid Sommerseth2016-12-02 00:09:00 +0100
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Preparing OpenVPN v2.4_rc1 releasev2.4_rc1
Signed-off-by: David Sommerseth <davids@openvpn.net>
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@@ -259,6 +259,12 @@ User-visible Changes
changed, instead of for each new connection. This reduces the connection
setup time, in particular when using large CRLs.
+- OpenVPN now ships with more up-to-date systemd unit files which takes advantage
+ of the improved service management as well as some hardening steps. The
+ configuration files are picked up from /etc/openvpn/server and
+ /etc/openvpn/client (depending on unit file). This also avoids these new
+ unit files and how they work to collide with older pre-existing unit files.
+
Maintainer-visible changes
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@@ -267,3 +273,7 @@ Maintainer-visible changes
OPENSSL_SSL_{CFLAGS,LIBS} have been merged into OPENSSL_{CFLAGS,LIBS}. This
is particularly relevant for maintainers who build their own OpenSSL library,
e.g. when cross-compiling.
+
+- Linux distributions using systemd is highly encouraged to ship these new unit
+ files instead of older ones, to provide a unified behaviour across systemd
+ based Linux distributions.