Using CRIU to reboot an OpenVPN server

by user:79575 6 years ago

GNU/Linux ◆ xterm-256color ◆ bash 2103 views

This shows a client staying connected over UDP to an OpenVPN server while the VPN process is checkpointed using CRIU. After checkpointing the system is rebooted via kexec. After reboot the OpenVPN process is restored and the VPN connection stays connected during the whole time.

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