Which directive is used in an OpenVPN server configuration in order to send network configuration information to the client? (Specify ONLY the option name without any values or parameters.)…

Question

Options

• ACorrect
• BIncorrect

• A
  94% (45)
• B
  6% (3)

Explanation

Option A is correct because push is the OpenVPN server directive that sends configuration options to connecting clients - for example, push "route 10.0.0.0 255.0.0.0" or push "dhcp-option DNS 8.8.8.8" instructs the client's OpenVPN daemon to apply those settings automatically upon connection. The push directive is server-side only; clients cannot use it to send config to the server, which underscores its specific role in the server config file. There are no meaningful distractors listed here since only one answer choice was presented, but common wrong guesses on real exams include route (which configures routing on the server itself, not pushed to clients) and client-config-dir (which points to per-client config files, not the push mechanism itself). A useful memory tip: think of push like a notification - the server pushes its network rules down to the client, just like a push notification sends data to your phone without the phone having to ask for each setting individually.

No community discussion yet for this question.