OpenVpn in jail Resolve.conf solved but not sure it's a good idea

[Rikkard]

I couldn't get openvpn to update resolv.conf. No matter how I tried. But then I made a script which I start from openvpn.conf with the up- and down- which on -up copy vpn-dns ip:s to resolve.conf and on -down copy Non-DNS ip:s to resolve.conf. I havn't read about this solution on the net but it works. But I'm no security expert, is this a good idea?

I need dns servers to get a connection to my vpn provider, and when I get connection I switch to their dns server (10.8.0.1).

 

[dlavigne]

If it works, don't knock it

 

[Pasquale61]

I'm just curious if the original method you were you trying to use to update resolv.conf involved trying to install openresolv in your jail? I'm asking because I want to move my existing OpenVPN server from a separate computer to my FreeNAS and just started doing research. My first thought was to just run it in a VirtualBox instance, but if it can securely run in jail, great! Still learning here... Thanks!