Work around rhel 7.1 systemd template bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206007

roles/openvpn/client/tasks/main.yml

@@ -38,8 +38,23 @@
   - service
   - openvpn
 
-- name: enable openvpn service for rhel 7
+#
-  service: name=openvpn@openvpn state=running enabled=true
+# this is a workaround for a rhel7.1 bug: 
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206007
+# Go back to using the service module when thats fixed. 
+#
+
+- name: enable openvpn service for rhel 7.1
+  file: state=link src=/usr/lib/systemd/system/openvpn@.service dest=/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/openvpn@.service owner=root group=root
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version == '7'
+  notify:
+  - reload systemd
+  tags:
+  - service
+  - openvpn
+
+- name: Make sure openvpn is running in rhel 7.1
+  service: name=openvpn@openvpn state=running
   when: ansible_distribution_major_version == '7'
   tags:
   - service