I want to run openvpn every time I log on, but currently I run
sudo openvpn --config <myconfig> --auth-user-pass <user/pass>
every time. Is there a way to make it run that automatically and not need my password?
I could make it launch a terminal and run a script but is there a way that would not require me to type my password every time? Can I maybe give myself permissions to whatever openvpn needs so it doesn't need sudo? How do I find out what those permissions are? Is this the right place to ask?
I'm running KDE/Plasma 6 on Manjaro should that matter
edit: Thanks all! I'm going to try the systemd option, if I can't get that working I'll fall back to the cronjob option, and failing that changing openvpn to not need a password for sudo and launching a script at kde statup.
Look into editing the sudoers file. Add a line that allows you to run openvpn with the NOPASSWD option.
I strongly recommend not using that for everything, just the specific commands you need to run non-interactively.
I didn't know that was an option! Sounds generally insecure but if the other options here don't work out this should solve it. Thanks!
It's only as insecure as you make it. It's an option, it needs to be used responsibly.