Accidentally overwrote dnsmasq.conf file

[bruggy]

Hello, noob here...

As my title states I think that I accidentally wrote over my firmware's dnsmasq.conf file. Is there any way of adding it back? After researching I have found that this file is dynamically built by the firmware so I did a factory reset of my router and flashed Merlin's newest on the device but still a no go...

The issue that I'm now having is that when attempting to run an OpenVPN client on my Asus 56u I keep getting the following error in my log:

Dec 31 22:28:45 rc_service: httpd 432:notify_rc start_vpnclient2
Dec 31 22:28:47 openvpn[1159]: Options error: You must define CA file (--ca) or CA path (--capath)
Dec 31 22:28:47 openvpn[1159]: Use --help for more information.

The reason I was messing around with the config file is a whole other project itself but I really seemed to muff up my VPN client in the process.

Any insight from the pros would be much appreciated

Thanks

 

[bruggy]

Hello, noob here...

As my title states I think that I accidentally wrote over my firmware's dnsmasq.conf file. Is there any way of adding it back? After researching I have found that this file is dynamically built by the firmware so I did a factory reset of my router and flashed Merlin's newest on the device but still a no go...

The issue that I'm now having is that when attempting to run an OpenVPN client on my Asus 56u I keep getting the following error in my log:

Dec 31 22:28:45 rc_service: httpd 432:notify_rc start_vpnclient2
Dec 31 22:28:47 openvpn[1159]: Options error: You must define CA file (--ca) or CA path (--capath)
Dec 31 22:28:47 openvpn[1159]: Use --help for more information.

The reason I was messing around with the config file is a whole other project itself but I really seemed to muff up my VPN client in the process.

Any insight from the pros would be much appreciated

Thanks

Hello, noob here...

As my title states I think that I accidentally wrote over my firmware's dnsmasq.conf file. Is there any way of adding it back? After researching I have found that this file is dynamically built by the firmware so I did a factory reset of my router and flashed Merlin's newest on the device but still a no go...

The issue that I'm now having is that when attempting to run an OpenVPN client on my Asus 56u I keep getting the following error in my log:

Dec 31 22:28:45 rc_service: httpd 432:notify_rc start_vpnclient2
Dec 31 22:28:47 openvpn[1159]: Options error: You must define CA file (--ca) or CA path (--capath)
Dec 31 22:28:47 openvpn[1159]: Use --help for more information.

The reason I was messing around with the config file is a whole other project itself but I really seemed to muff up my VPN client in the process.

Any insight from the pros would be much appreciated

Thanks

Okay so I was way off on the problem... After looking in the etc/ directory it seems that the dnsmasq.conf file was rebuilt most likely when I re-flashed the firmware. The error was mere stupidity on my end by not re-adding the Certificate which is now evident by the error.

 

[thelonelycoder]

A reboot or restarting dnsmasq would have done the same:

service restart_dnsmasq

 

[thelonelycoder]

The reason I was messing around with the config file is a whole other project itself but I really seemed to muff up my VPN client in the process.

Before tinkering with any of the conf files, it is best to read through the relevant wiki.
https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin/wiki/Custom-config-files

Basically, if you place this in /jffs/scripts/:
- placing dnsmasq.conf replaces the content of /etc/dnsmasq.conf (only do this if you exactly know what you do)
- placing dnsmasq.conf.add adds to /etc/dnsmasq.conf
- placing dnsmasq.postconf adds or changes /etc/dnsmasq.conf (best option in most cases)

 

[bruggy]

Thanks for the info regarding the Custom Config files. I guess if you're not breaking things you aren't learning

Thanks again!