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First, we need to install the vpnc client using the package manager for our operating system. Here are a few examples: Red Hat / CentOS # yum install vpnc. Debian / Ubuntu. For Ubuntu you should prefix the command with 'sudo' to execute it as root. # apt-get install vpnc. OS X with MacPorts. Sudo port install vpnc +hybridcert. Configuring vpnc. In the instructions below, I’ll walk you through installing the Cisco VPN client on a Debian or Ubuntu system. When you’re done, you’ll have two commands available at the command-prompt, which you can run to connect to the campus VPN: ‘vpn’ (text mode) and ‘vpnui’ (graphical/windowing).
Vpn Client Linux
Connecting using OpenVPN
Next, you need to connect using the current configuration file, and you'll be asked for our credentials.
Since sudo elevation that requires you to input your credentials and putting the process into the background in the same line doesn't work, this is the recommended connection method if you want to manually type in your username and password:
Now press Ctrl+z
This invokes elevation and in the same time connects to the desired VPN destination, but it does so in the foreground. Ctrl+z suspends the foreground process. bg resumes suspended process and sends it to the background. disown -h makes it so the process isn’t killed when the terminal is shut down.
If you want an automatic logon when you start the OpenVPN connection, you need to make the required changes to configuration files:
Replace username and password with your own credentials
Now change the downloaded .ovpn configuration file to use the credentials file:
Now you can initiate your VPN connection
This will start the connection in the foreground. If you want to start the connection in the background and also make it not terminate on exiting the terminal you should use this command instead:
Terminating the connection is as easy as typing:
Notice, that sometimes, you will be left with the terminated process in the process list and when you log out you will get a warning message 'You have stopped jobs'. Just ignore it, and log-out once more, this will kill the stopped job.
Next, you need to connect using the current configuration file, and you'll be asked for our credentials.
Since sudo elevation that requires you to input your credentials and putting the process into the background in the same line doesn't work, this is the recommended connection method if you want to manually type in your username and password:
sudo openvpn --config /etc/openvpn/US-East.ovpn
Now press Ctrl+z
bg
disown -h
This invokes elevation and in the same time connects to the desired VPN destination, but it does so in the foreground. Ctrl+z suspends the foreground process. bg resumes suspended process and sends it to the background. disown -h makes it so the process isn’t killed when the terminal is shut down.
If you want an automatic logon when you start the OpenVPN connection, you need to make the required changes to configuration files:
sudo touch /etc/openvpn/credentials
sudo printf '%sn' 'username' 'password' > /etc/openvpn/credentials
Replace username and password with your own credentials
Now change the downloaded .ovpn configuration file to use the credentials file:
sudo sed -i 's/auth-user-pass/auth-user-pass /etc/openvpn/credentials/g' /etc/openvpn/US-East.ovpn
Now you can initiate your VPN connection
sudo openvpn --config /etc/openvpn/US-East.ovpn
This will start the connection in the foreground. If you want to start the connection in the background and also make it not terminate on exiting the terminal you should use this command instead:
sudo nohup openvpn --config /etc/openvpn/US-East.ovpn &
Terminating the connection is as easy as typing:
sudo killall openvpn
Notice, that sometimes, you will be left with the terminated process in the process list and when you log out you will get a warning message 'You have stopped jobs'. Just ignore it, and log-out once more, this will kill the stopped job.
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Connect To VPN Server with Cisco AnyConnect from Linux Terminal. If you used the installation method covered in our guide, the vpn script used to connect, disconnect, and check the status of VPN is located in the directory below.