Configuring OpenVpn on Linux is the easiest thing todo. For windows you need to install openvpn client, whereas same can be done on linux using network manager. Following snaps demonstrates configuration. For OpenVpn with pop3 Auth For OpenVpn with client cert Advance config, applicable for all type of auth Here you configure all configs relevant [...]
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This is for Linux beginners / Windows ditcher, Once you are on Linux you might need to install fonts. So that your sent mails, websites look as it should look on windows. May be diff reasons you need to install fonts. Its simple. All you need to do is to create separate folder under /usr/share/fonts, [...]
Full Story »OpenVpn Server with passwd Auth
This config will help admins to auth openvpn from local linux system users. compile auth-pam from openvpn source cd /root/openvpn-2.1.3/plugin/auth-pam make cp openvpn-auth-pam.so /etc/openvpn/ apped following in server.conf plugin /etc/openvpn/openvpn-auth-pam.so /etc/pam.d/login This is all needs to be done at server end. at client end append following line in client.conf auth-user-pass you can create users without [...]
Full Story »OpenVpn Server with Virtual Users
This may come for handy for a admins who prefers openvpn with virtual users, rather having users auth from ldap / pop. compile auth-pam from openvpn source cd /root/openvpn-2.1.3/plugin/auth-pam make cp openvpn-auth-pam.so /etc/openvpn/ download & install pam-pam_pwd pam for virtual user. cat /etc/pam.d/vuser auth required pam_pwdfile.so pwdfile /etc/openvpn/users account required pam_permit.so Append following in server.conf [...]
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I am not a big fan of wallpapers, I usually keep it blank. But this changed On 27th Sept as my wife delivered a beautiful baby boy. Since then my wife clicks few photos a day which I keep as wallpaper, like any new father. There is no inbuilt option to randomize wallpapers on gnome. [...]
Full Story »OpenVpn Server with Imap Auth
Openvpn can also be configured to auth from imap server. compile auth-pam from openvpn source cd /root/openvpn-2.1.3/plugin/auth-pam make cp openvpn-auth-pam.so /etc/openvpn/ download pam-imap append following in server.conf plugin /etc/openvpn/openvpn-auth-pam.so “imap-auth” Configure pam_imap to communicate with imap server. cat /etc/pam.d/pam_imap.conf PAM_Server0 = imap.linuxreaders.com:143 #PAM_Domain = linuxreaders.com This is all needs to be done at server end. [...]
Full Story »OpenVpn Server with pop3 Auth
Most organizations would prefer centralized auth. When a person resigned his / her email id is deactivated on priority bases, same can be done with openvpn. If same user is being authenticated from existing mail server, it will same time for sys admins to remove access from different places. compile auth-pam from openvpn source cd [...]
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Update This method works for Ubuntu 11.10 This method works for Ubuntu 11.04 All you need to do is to run few commands to upgrade your existing Ubuntu to latest version. Previously I have written few posts with every new release of Ubuntu. This time I was not willing to do the same. This procedure [...]
Full Story »Installing OpenVpn Server
Openvpn is ssl based vpn server. this can run on both Linux & Windows systems. This article will help installation & configuration of openvpn server for use. This is meant for step by step installation. Read OpenVpn howto Installation Download stable version & install dependency. wget http://openvpn.net/release/openvpn-2.1.3.tar.gz yum install gcc gcc-c++ pam-devel openssl-devel -y Start [...]
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