How to Ensure Openswan Starts When Rebooting
If your VPN subsection in the /etc/ipsec.conf file contains the line auto=add, then IPSec only authorizes but doesn't establish the connection at startup. You'll have to use the ipsec auto --up <vpn-name> command to start it manually.
You must change this to auto=start for Openswan to start the VPN automatically when IPSec restarts or when the system reboots.
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