Re: [Openvpn-users] Windows openvpnservice (openvpnserv2) starting of its own accord ?

[Samuli S. <sa...@op...>]

On 20/02/2017 17:09, Samuli Seppänen wrote:
> On 20/02/2017 15:09, Gert Doering wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 12:44:37PM +0000, debbie10t wrote:
>>> I am a little bit rusty with windows and I can't figure out how this is 
>>> happening.
>>>
>>> Computer is Windows 7 Home
>>>
>>> Openvpn 2.4.0 standard install + easyrsa
>>>
>>> Openvpn Interactive service = Auto, does start at logon OK
>>> Openvpn Legacy service = Manual, does *not* start at logon OK
>>> Openvpn service (openvpnserv2) = Manual, *Does* start at logon BAD!
>>>
>>> Can anybody please explain why this service is being started ?
>>> I have run out of ideas ..
>>
>> No of these services should ever start at *logon* - iservice should start
>> on boot, the others only if enabled in the services control panel.
>>
>> gert
>>
> 
> Debbie10t: can you launch Powershell and issue
> 
>   Get-WMIObject -Class win32_service -Filter "Name='OpenVPNService'"
> 
> With default settings it should output this:
> 
>   ExitCode  : 0
>   Name      : OpenVpnService
>   ProcessId : 0
>   StartMode : Manual
>   State     : Stopped
>   Status    : Ok
> 
> If "StartMode" is truly set to Manual, yet after a reboot "State" says
> "Running", then we have a genuine problem.
> 

Could you run the above Get-WMIObject command just in case? That would
help rule out the possibility that the graphical UI is confused about
the StartupType of OpenVpnService.

Samuli