How to run openvpn from console in ubutnu client, specifying config location?

Question

openvpn

how to run openvpn client?
openvpn --config /etc/openvpn/client.conf

Options error: --server and --client cannot be used together

OK....
openvpn --client --config /etc/openvpn/client.conf

Options error: --server and --client cannot be used together

wtf? maybe...
openvpn --client /etc/openvpn/client.conf
but no...

Options error: Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s) in [CMD-LINE]:1: client (2.4.4)

Well, how to live with it?

Answer 1

Usually I start it like this:
Maybe some variables are specified in the config that relate to the server part? What are the rights to the config file?