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@@ -1817,6 +1817,12 @@ has been specified, the up script will be called with
.I restart
as the last parameter.
+NOTE: on restart, OpenVPN will not pass the full set of environment
+variables to the script. Namely, everything related to routing and
+gateways will not be passed, as nothing needs to be done anyway - all
+the routing setup is already in place. Additionally, the up\-restart
+script will run with the downgraded UID/GID settings (if configured).
+
The following standalone example shows how the
.B \-\-up
script can be called in both an initialization and restart context.