On 28/06/16 16:11, debbie10t wrote: > Hi, > > Looking at this forum thread: > https://forums.openvpn.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=22003 > > I was looking @src for 'timeout' etc for --auth-user-pass > but I could not find anything related to timeout .. > > I setup a quick test client (debian8) and while running > the test got this message: > Password entry required for 'Enter Auth Username:' (PID 3513). > Please enter password with the systemd-tty-ask-password-agent tool! > (Also, I determined that a 30 second time out was in effect) > > googled:systemd-tty-ask-password-agent > Found: > http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/systemd-tty-ask-password-agent.1.html > > At this point I concluded that openvpn /probably/ does not > dictate a timeout for this action. Would that be correct ?
Yes, that is correct. OpenVPN is willing to wait forever for a user to respond. But systemd-ask-password have it's own timeout mechanism which might kick in. I'll admit though that we might not handle these timeouts from systemd-ask-password gracefully enough. -- kind regards, David Sommerseth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape _______________________________________________ Openvpn-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users
