1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/openvpn/openvpn/openvpn b/meta-networking/recipes-support/openvpn/openvpn/openvpn
index a3cd6a2f49..e5af4b2301 100755
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/openvpn/openvpn/openvpn
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/openvpn/openvpn/openvpn
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # <rob@mars.org>, edited by iwj and cs
 # Modified for openvpn by Alberto Gonzalez Iniesta <agi@agi.as>
 # Modified for restarting / starting / stopping single tunnels by Richard Mueller <mueller@teamix.net>
+# Modified for respecting pid file on service start by Fabian Klemp <fabian.klemp@axino-group.com>
 
 test $DEBIAN_SCRIPT_DEBUG && set -v -x
 
@@ -14,10 +15,17 @@ test -d $CONFIG_DIR || exit 0
 
 start_vpn () {
     modprobe tun >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-    $DAEMON --daemon --writepid /var/run/openvpn.$NAME.pid \
-            --config $CONFIG_DIR/$NAME.conf --cd $CONFIG_DIR || echo -n " FAILED->"
+    start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/openvpn.$NAME.pid \
+            --exec $DAEMON -- \
+            --daemon --writepid /var/run/openvpn.$NAME.pid \
+            --config $CONFIG_DIR/$NAME.conf --cd $CONFIG_DIR || rc="$?"
+    case $rc in
+        1) echo -n " ALREADY STARTED->";;
+        3) echo -n " FAILED->";;
+    esac
     echo -n " $NAME"
 }
+
 stop_vpn () {
    kill `cat $PIDFILE` || true
   rm $PIDFILE