Re: running openvpn client as non-root user?

[Joe <joe@jretrading.com>]

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?

On Netbook Remix, so I assume also the mainstream version, the Network 
Manager can set up connections to OpenVPN (it needs a plug-in), and it 
did not ask me for a password on each use. It was certainly willing to 
store the client certificate private key passphrase. I don't have the 
machine at the moment, and I can't recall if I even needed root 
credentials to configure the connection.

--
Joe