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Warning: the iproute2 package has updated from version 6.4.0 to 6.5.0, and with it the default rt_tables location has changed from /etc/iproute2/rt_tables to /usr/lib/iproute2/rt_tables. I've rolled out a fix for this change in the latest version. When updating your package, please remove the package, and then reinstall it, so that everything in the piavpn-bin.install gets re-run. You will need to re-run 'sudo systemctl enable --now piavpn.service'

The client is here:

/opt/piavpn/bin/pia-client

You need to enable and start piavpn.service. Run sudo systemctl enable --now piavpn.service

Then pia-client will complete the quick tour guide, and let you login.

I checked your claim @InvisibleRasta, the symlink is still required as of systemd 257, or else I will reproduce the same issues discussed below. I'll be leaving the change in-place for now. I'm glad that you have found a solution that works for you.

The problem with the piavpn.service hanging at reboot/shutdown seems to be caused by the symlink created at line 73 of the PKGBUILD. Removing that line fixes the problem.

There seems to be something wrong with the application. The service hangs at shutdown for 1-2 minutes

Hi @solsticedhiver, this whole problem has been somewhat unclear to me. You are right that I should have checked things with ldd myself before blindly applying your solution, and @coolreader18 was right about the fact that I should have double-checked the package before submitting. To prevent issues like this from occurring in the future, I have added you as co-maintainer, as you were the person which submitted this package anyway. If I am ever excessively slow at packaging a new version or submitting an appropriate patch, please feel free to help me out!

It's only me that is affected or what? because the fix does not work as it is now.

The symlink is in the wrong directory. It should be in /opt/piavpn/lib, and remove the library before making the symlink.

oops, my previous comment was incorrect /o\ sorry

Ah you're right. I had symlinked it manually before, so I didn't realise. Thanks for pointing it out!

The fix is a bit janky I think - you put the ln line in the heredoc for debug.txt, so it doesn't actually run, but the command is installed to the first few lines of /opt/piavpn/var/debug.txt :^)

Hi, thanks for your message @solsticedhiver. I've made a temporary, primitive fix for the problem, and will revert it when the root cause is addressed upstream.

pia couldn't connect this morning. I got an error about DNS.

I found that line in the daemon.log

[2024-11-16 11:26:21.698][5e3e][common.process.stderr][src/exec.cpp:109][warning] resolvectl: /opt/piavpn/lib/libcrypto.so.3: version `OPENSSL_3.4.0' not found (required by /usr/lib/systemd/libsystemd-shared-256.8-1.so)

And systemd has been updated yesterday here from 256.7-1 to 256.8-1

So to fix it, i copied /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.3 to /opt/piavpn/libcrypto.so.3 (made a backup first)

It works now.

Thanks @p2a, it seems you were right: the default location for rt_tables has moved from /usr/lib/iproute2/rt_tables to /usr/share/iproute2/rt_tables... The existing edit will now work post the adjustment that I made. Ty for the heads-up!

For your second point, maybe you can try piactl background enable and then setting the kill-switch and auto-connection from the GUI? On subsequent connections, I'm guessing that everything should work.