From 23a783836e5765514c85f83a510b9225a43cdfc1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arne Schwabe Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 01:11:36 +0200 Subject: Update openvpn to Version 2.3_alpha3 --HG-- rename : openvpn/src/plugins/README => openvpn/doc/README.plugins rename : openvpn/src/plugins/defer/README => openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/defer/README rename : openvpn/src/plugins/defer/build => openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/defer/build rename : openvpn/src/plugins/defer/simple.c => openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/defer/simple.c rename : openvpn/src/plugins/examples/simple.def => openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/defer/simple.def rename : openvpn/src/plugins/defer/winbuild => openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/defer/winbuild rename : openvpn/src/plugins/examples/build => openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/log/build rename : openvpn/src/plugins/examples/log.c => openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/log/log.c rename : openvpn/src/plugins/examples/log_v3.c => openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/log/log_v3.c rename : openvpn/src/plugins/examples/winbuild => openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/log/winbuild rename : openvpn/src/plugins/examples/README => openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/simple/README rename : openvpn/src/plugins/examples/build => openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/simple/build rename : openvpn/src/plugins/examples/simple.c => openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/simple/simple.c rename : openvpn/src/plugins/examples/simple.def => openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/simple/simple.def rename : openvpn/src/plugins/examples/winbuild => openvpn/sample/sample-plugins/simple/winbuild rename : openvpn/src/plugins/auth-pam/README => openvpn/src/plugins/auth-pam/README.auth-pam rename : openvpn/src/plugins/down-root/README => openvpn/src/plugins/down-root/README.down-root --- openvpn/src/plugins/down-root/README.down-root | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+) create mode 100644 openvpn/src/plugins/down-root/README.down-root (limited to 'openvpn/src/plugins/down-root/README.down-root') diff --git a/openvpn/src/plugins/down-root/README.down-root b/openvpn/src/plugins/down-root/README.down-root new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d337ffe9 --- /dev/null +++ b/openvpn/src/plugins/down-root/README.down-root @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +down-root -- an OpenVPN Plugin Module + +SYNOPSIS + +The down-root module allows an OpenVPN configuration to +call a down script with root privileges, even when privileges +have been dropped using --user/--group/--chroot. + +This module uses a split privilege execution model which will +fork() before OpenVPN drops root privileges, at the point where +the --up script is usually called. The module will then remain +in a wait state until it receives a message from OpenVPN via +pipe to execute the down script. Thus, the down script will be +run in the same execution environment as the up script. + +BUILD + +Build this module with the "make" command. The plugin +module will be named openvpn-down-root.so + +USAGE + +To use this module, add to your OpenVPN config file: + + plugin openvpn-down-root.so "command ..." + +CAVEATS + +This module will only work on *nix systems, not Windows. -- cgit v1.2.3