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The Client Log Contains "AUTH: Received control message: AUTH_FAILED"

Applicable Client

Linux
Windows OpenVPN GUI

Symptom

A client cannot connect to a P2C VPN gateway, and the log contains the following error information:

AUTH: Received control message: AUTH_FAILED

Possible Causes

The username and password did not match.
The user account is locked after the user entered incorrect passwords for five consecutive times.

Procedure

Check the username and password for logging in to the client.
If the account is locked due to multiple incorrect password attempts, wait for about 5 minutes and then use the correct username and password for login.

If the problem persists, submit a service ticket to contact Huawei technical support.

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