Gilles Mocellin wrote: > On Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 12:46:01AM -0500, H.S. wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I have just finished installing openvpn server on my router machine >> running Debian Testing. >> >> For now I can connect from a client machine using openvpn client but >> only as a root user (or by using sudo). The client is an Ubuntu machine. >> >> Since I am new to all this openvpn stuff, I have a few basic questions >> regarding the clients: >> Do all clients need to run openvpn client command as root or by using sudo? >> If not, then what is the right way to do so as a non-root user? >> If yes, then what is the best way to go about it? Do I set up sudo for >> all users to be able to use openvpn command without having to sudo >> explicitly? > > I think openvpn must have some privileges, as it can modify the route > table. > I use it with sudo at home. > > But, I know that NetworkManager can open VPN connections. Here I think > it involves a daemon, running as root, and a desktop applet, running as the > user, which talk to the > daemon.
The client in my case is a laptop and it is running wicd, not network-manager. IIRC, wicd deals better with wpa and wpa2 in wireless connection (at it least when I installed it to replace networ-manager). I have since tried to give sudo access to openvpn command to the users. That has not worked as well, I think it needed sudo access to some additional commands (e.g. routing, as you mention). -- Please reply to this list only. I read this list on its corresponding newsgroup on gmane.org. Replies sent to my email address are just filtered to a folder in my mailbox and get periodically deleted without ever having been read. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
