Paul Gear wrote: > Hi guys, > > To whomever was having this discussion: > > (13:58:17) policenaut: does anyone know here i can setup openvpn to load > at startup so I don't have to manually do sudo openvpn "file*" > (13:59:17) hybr1d8: easiest way is to add it to /etc/init.d/rc.local > (13:59:18) hybr1d8: A better way is to write your own init script > (14:00:25) policenaut: an examples of an init script lying around :) > (14:01:30) hybr1d8: the rc.local script is a good template (just copy to > a new name and edit as needed - then use update-rc.d to get it to > actually be used :-) ) > (14:02:12) policenaut: i'll check it out. thanks :) > > There's no need to write your own script. If you put a valid > configuration file in /etc/openvpn with a .conf extension, the openvpn > startup script will do it for you automatically. > > Paul >
For the GUI/Desktop users out there, GNOME NetworkManager now also supports OpenVPN. Your choice of configuring it via the GUI, or pointing it to an existing .conf/.ovpn config file. You'll need to install "network-manager-openvpn" first, but once installed you can configure OpenVPN like any other network connection in GNOME (right-click the network icon in the GNOME panel, choose "Edit connections..." and then choose the VPN tab). A number of my all-Linux clients use it for their road warrior staff. And like other connections, you can set it to auto or manual connect. -Dan -- ubuntu-au mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
