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Re: [Openvpn-users] Unpriveleged User


  • Subject: Re: [Openvpn-users] Unpriveleged User
  • From: Mathias Sundman <mathias@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 13:12:01 +0100 (CET)

On Wed, 3 Nov 2004, Steven Coutts wrote:

I am trying to use OpenVPN as a normal user without admin rights on a Windows 2000 machine, obviously I can't.

There is work in progress to allow this with the help of a service running with admin privs.


Meanwhile there are a couple of workarounds.

1. Use the existing service wrapper. You can grant a normal user the rights to start/stop a service.

If you want you can use OpenVPN GUI to start/stop the service. See the installation instructions for OpenVPN GUI for enableing this menu.

2. Use windows "Run As" feature to start openvpn or openvpn gui as administrator.

3. Use a software like AutoIt to start openvpn/openvpn gui as administrator.

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