[strongSwan] updown script not called

Noel Kuntze noel.kuntze+strongswan-users-ml at thermi.consulting
Thu Nov 28 17:10:42 CET 2019


Add something like `logger foo` below the shebang in the script. You could also use nsenter to get into the namespaces of charon when running under systemd to check if you can execute the file.
On the topic of that: How are you running strongSwan? And what is the output of `swanctl --stats`?

Am 28.11.19 um 17:06 schrieb Thomas Rudolph:
> _updown is original file from recent strongSwan distribution.
> Charon runs as root.
> I only addes one echo to one file in /tmp.
> 
> 
> But, now I see ... updown is in child section, and I only did Up/Down for IKE-SA, is
>  hat my failure ?
> 
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Users <users-bounces at lists.strongswan.org> Im Auftrag von Christoph Harder
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 28. November 2019 18:02
> An: users at lists.strongswan.org
> Betreff: Re: [strongSwan] updown script not called
> 
> Hello Thomas,
> 
> you could try it without parameters e.g.
> updown = /usr/local/libexec/ipsec/_updown
> 
> The updown script is called by the user that runs strongswan e.g. the user 'ipsec', in case you're trying to log something from within the updown-script it will not log into the console (at least it didn't work for me, but logging to syslog worked).
> 
> Best regards,
> Christoph
> 
> TELCO TECH GmbH
> Niederlassung Berlin
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> 12621 Berlin
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> Am 28.11.19 um 16:53 schrieb Thomas Rudolph:
>> It must be something very simple and stupid I'm doing wrong, on several machines all the same, updown-script is not called.
>>
>> Config:
>>
>> connections {
>>
>>     conn1 {
>>        local_addrs  = 200.10.10.2
>>        remote_addrs = 200.10.10.1
>>        local {
>>           auth = psk
>>           id = 200.10.10.2
>>        }
>>        remote {
>>           auth = psk
>>           id = 200.10.10.1
>>        }
>>        children {
>>           child1 {
>>              local_ts  = 192.168.0.0/24
>>              remote_ts = 192.168.2.0/24
>>              updown = /usr/local/libexec/ipsec/_updown iptables
>>              esp_proposals = aes256gcm16-sha512
>>           }
>>        }
>>        version = 2
>>        mobike = no
>>        proposals = aes128-aescmac-prfsha1-modp2048
>>     }
>> }
>>
>> secrets {
>>     ike1 {
>>        ida = 200.10.10.2
>>        idb = 200.10.10.1
>>        secret = .....
>>     }
>> }
>>
>> Up/Down sequence
>>
>> root at strongswan:/home/rudt/projects/vpn-server# swanctl -i --ike conn1
>> [IKE] initiating IKE_SA conn1[16] to 200.10.10.1 [ENC] generating
>> IKE_SA_INIT request 0 [ SA KE No N(NATD_S_IP) N(NATD_D_IP) N(FRAG_SUP)
>> N(HASH_ALG) N(REDIR_SUP) ] [NET] sending packet: from 200.10.10.2[500]
>> to 200.10.10.1[500] (462 bytes) [NET] received packet: from
>> 200.10.10.1[500] to 200.10.10.2[500] (470 bytes) [ENC] parsed
>> IKE_SA_INIT response 0 [ SA KE No N(NATD_S_IP) N(NATD_D_IP)
>> N(FRAG_SUP) N(HASH_ALG) N(CHDLESS_SUP) N(MULT_AUTH) ] [CFG] selected
>> proposal: IKE:AES_CBC_128/AES_CMAC_96/PRF_HMAC_SHA1/MODP_2048
>> [IKE] authentication of '200.10.10.2' (myself) with pre-shared key
>> [ENC] generating IKE_AUTH request 1 [ IDi N(INIT_CONTACT) IDr AUTH
>> N(MULT_AUTH) N(EAP_ONLY) N(MSG_ID_SYN_SUP) ] [NET] sending packet:
>> from 200.10.10.2[500] to 200.10.10.1[500] (156 bytes) [NET] received
>> packet: from 200.10.10.1[500] to 200.10.10.2[500] (124 bytes) [ENC]
>> parsed IKE_AUTH response 1 [ IDr AUTH N(FAIL_CP_REQ) ] [IKE]
>> authentication of '200.10.10.1' with pre-shared key successful [IKE]
>> IKE_SA conn1[16] established between
>> 200.10.10.2[200.10.10.2]...200.10.10.1[200.10.10.1]
>> [IKE] scheduling rekeying in 13670s
>> [IKE] maximum IKE_SA lifetime 15110s
>> initiate completed successfully
>> root at strongswan:/home/rudt/projects/vpn-server# swanctl -t --ike conn1
>> [IKE] deleting IKE_SA conn1[16] between
>> 200.10.10.2[200.10.10.2]...200.10.10.1[200.10.10.1]
>> [IKE] sending DELETE for IKE_SA conn1[16] [ENC] generating
>> INFORMATIONAL request 2 [ D ] [NET] sending packet: from
>> 200.10.10.2[500] to 200.10.10.1[500] (76 bytes) [NET] received packet:
>> from 200.10.10.1[500] to 200.10.10.2[500] (76 bytes) [ENC] parsed
>> INFORMATIONAL response 2 [ ] [IKE] IKE_SA deleted terminate completed
>> successfully root at strongswan:/home/rudt/projects/vpn-server#
>>
>>
>> and no updown-script called.
>>
>> Can someone please enlighten me ..
>>
>>
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: Users <users-bounces at lists.strongswan.org> Im Auftrag von Thomas
>> Rudolph
>> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 28. November 2019 17:14
>> An: users at lists.strongswan.org
>> Betreff: Re: [strongSwan] updown script not called
>>
>> Hello Christoph,
>>
>> it is an absolute path.
>>
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: Users <users-bounces at lists.strongswan.org> Im Auftrag von
>> Christoph Harder
>> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 28. November 2019 17:06
>> An: users at lists.strongswan.org
>> Betreff: Re: [strongSwan] updown script not called
>>
>> Hello Thomas,
>>
>> to which value did you set the updown variable / which path did you use?
>> Is it a relative path or an absolute path to the updown script?
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Christoph Harder
>>
>> TELCO TECH GmbH
>> Niederlassung Berlin
>> Mädewalder Weg 2
>> 12621 Berlin
>> Tel.: +49 30 565862610
>> Web: www.telco-tech.de
>> Amtsgericht Potsdam-Stadt HRB 55 79
>> Geschäftsführung:
>> Bernd Schulz
>> Silke Schirmer
>>
>> Am 28.11.19 um 16:02 schrieb Thomas Rudolph:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> please help, I try to use custom updown script in swanctl.conf child
>>> section.
>>>
>>> I only replaced original _updown with path to own script.
>>>
>>>    * Updown plugin is loaded
>>>    * CHILDSA comes up/down successful
>>>    * Script is executable and from everyone accessible
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Thomas
>>>
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