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@@ -270,6 +270,12 @@ chosen, providing a sort of basic load-balancing and
failover capability.
.\"*********************************************************
.TP
+.B \-\-remote-random-hostname
+Add a random string (6 characters) to first DNS label of hostname to prevent
+DNS caching. For example, "foo.bar.gov" would be modified to
+"<random-chars>.foo.bar.gov".
+.\"*********************************************************
+.TP
.B <connection>
Define a client connection
profile. Client connection profiles are groups of OpenVPN options that
@@ -459,6 +465,14 @@ number of seconds to wait
between connection retries (default=5).
.\"*********************************************************
.TP
+.B \-\-connect-timeout n
+For
+.B \-\-proto tcp-client,
+set connection timeout to
+.B n
+seconds (default=10).
+.\"*********************************************************
+.TP
.B \-\-connect-retry-max n
For
.B \-\-proto tcp-client,
@@ -1129,6 +1143,11 @@ on non-Windows clients).
Using the def1 flag is highly recommended.
.\"*********************************************************
.TP
+.B \-\-redirect-private [flags]
+Like \-\-redirect-gateway, but omit actually changing the default
+gateway. Useful when pushing private subnets.
+.\"*********************************************************
+.TP
.B \-\-link-mtu n
Sets an upper bound on the size of UDP packets which are sent
between OpenVPN peers. It's best not to set this parameter unless
@@ -2338,6 +2357,13 @@ It is strongly recommended that
be set to 127.0.0.1
(localhost) to restrict accessibility of the management
server to local clients.
+.TP
+.B \-\-management-client
+Management interface will connect as a TCP client to
+.B IP:port
+specified by
+.B \-\-management
+rather than listen as a TCP server.
.\"*********************************************************
.TP
.B \-\-management-query-passwords
@@ -2928,9 +2954,26 @@ file.
Specify a directory
.B dir
for temporary files. This directory will be used by
+openvpn processes and script to communicate temporary
+data with openvpn main process. Note that
+the directory must be writable by the OpenVPN process
+after it has dropped it's root privileges.
+
+This directory will be used by in the following cases:
+
+*
.B \-\-client-connect
scripts to dynamically generate client-specific
configuration files.
+
+*
+.B OPENVPN_PLUGIN_AUTH_USER_PASS_VERIFY
+plugin hook to return success/failure via auth_control_file
+when using deferred auth method
+
+*
+.B OPENVPN_PLUGIN_ENABLE_PF
+plugin hook to pass filtering rules via pf_file
.\"*********************************************************
.TP
.B \-\-hash-size r v
@@ -3795,6 +3838,11 @@ production environment, since by virtue of the fact that
they are distributed with OpenVPN, they are totally insecure.
.\"*********************************************************
.TP
+.B \-\-capath dir
+Directory containing trusted certificates (CAs and CRLs).
+Available with OpenSSL version >= 0.9.7 dev.
+.\"*********************************************************
+.TP
.B \-\-dh file
File containing Diffie Hellman parameters
in .pem format (required for