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| howtos:misc:openvpn [2013/01/14 20:49 (UTC)] – [Wikipedia about OpenVPN] comfree | howtos:security:openvpn [2013/01/14 21:43 (UTC)] – [Sources] comfree | ||
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| ===== How to use OpenVPN ===== | ===== How to use OpenVPN ===== | ||
| - | It's barely simple if you already got a ready-to-go config by any openvpn provider. | ||
| + | It's very simple if you already got a ready-to-go config by any openvpn provider. | ||
| < | < | ||
| - | $ openvpn --config yourconfig.ovpn | + | # openvpn --config yourconfig.ovpn |
| </ | </ | ||
| + | If you don't have a config that you can use you should have a look in / | ||
| + | ===== Using OpenVPN with a password file ===== | ||
| + | Since I wanted my openvpn connection to start automatically when I connect my Thinkpad to the dock I thought it would be usefull to add the ' | ||
| + | Start by grabbing the source and slackbuild from one of the Slackware mirrors. | ||
| - | If you don't get a config that you can use you should have a look at /etc/openvpn. | + | [[http://mirrors.slackware.com/ |
| - | Slackware got a example config with some good hints in there. | + | |
| - | ===== Using OpenVPN with automatic password input ===== | + | Change the mirror for your needs, for example -current. |
| - | Since I wanted to use my openvpn connection to start automatically when I put my Thinkpad into the dock I thought it would be usefull to add the ' | + | In the next step we will change |
| - | That feature is not added by default on Slackwares package. You have to add it to the slackbuild and recompile the package. | + | |
| - | Start with grabbing | + | Open the slackbuild |
| - | [[http:// | + | For vim do: |
| - | Change the mirror for your needs, for example -current. | + | < |
| - | + | ||
| - | In the next step we will change the openvpn.Slackbuild file. | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | < | + | |
| - | vim openvpn.Slackbuild | + | |
| - | </ | + | |
| Now look for this block of code: | Now look for this block of code: | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | Save the file and rebuild the package with | + | Save the file, make it executable |
| - | < | + | < |
| The new package should be in the /tmp directory. | The new package should be in the /tmp directory. | ||
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| Install it with: | Install it with: | ||
| - | < | + | < |
| Now you are able to load your login and password from a file. | Now you are able to load your login and password from a file. | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | Safe the file. And make it only readable for the owner | ||
| - | < | + | Save the file and make it only readable for the owner. |
| + | < | ||
| - | At last add | + | Lastly |
| < | < | ||
| - | to your openvpn config and you should be able to login without typing your password everytime. | + | Now you should be able to login without typing your password everytime. |
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| + | * Originally written by [[wiki: | ||
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