[arch-general] User authentication problems at OpenVPN on ArchLinux

Jordan Borgner jordan at manmtr.net
Thu Dec 31 14:46:51 UTC 2020


On 31.12.20 14:57, admin--- via arch-general wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I believe the problem might be openvpn is running as an unprivileged
> user with capabilities now instead of relying on openvpn itself dropping
> privileges. You'd have to revert those changes to allow pam access to
> the password files.
> 
> https://github.com/archlinux/svntogit-packages/commit/3da0f77eeae1e7bd5e877fe183ca67fc20101ad3

Thank you!

For some reason the service file was changed to make openvpn run as a 
different user.

Happy new year everyone!

-- 
Jordan Borgner


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