Getting Error on installing Softether server on ubuntu

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hrm0081
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Getting Error on installing Softether server on ubuntu

Post by hrm0081 » Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:29 am

i tried installing Softether server on VPS with Ubuntu (both versions 20 and 22) based on this below tutorial many times.
https://theitguycj.com/installing-softe ... ntu-22-04/
every time after this step:

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/etc/init.d/vpnserver start
i get this error :

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touch: cannot touch '/var/lock/subsys/vpnserver': No such file or directory
the whole code with the error:

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root@ubuntu-g2-small1-sh-1:/usr/local/vpnserver#sudo /etc/init.d/vpnserver start
The SoftEther VPN Server service has been started.

Let's get started by accessing to the following URL from your PC:

https://xx.xx.xx.xx:5555/
  or
https://xx.xx.xx.xx/

Note: IP address may vary. Specify your server's IP address.
A TLS certificate warning will appear because the server uses self signed certificate by default. That is natural. Continue with ignoring the TLS warning.

touch: cannot touch '/var/lock/subsys/vpnserver': No such file or directory
root@ubuntu-g2-small1-sh-1:/usr/local/vpnserver#
after the error i cant connect to server and setup the server
i even tried creating the specified path and folder and the error is gone but nothing happens then

solo
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Re: Getting Error on installing Softether server on ubuntu

Post by solo » Tue Nov 15, 2022 11:34 pm

That tutorial with ancient /init.d/on 2022 Ubuntu is bizarre. No point struggling with it, scrap it completely and follow this guide which works well with current Ubuntu.

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