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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 0000000..d337ffe --- /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. |