openvpnpia.txt
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| Linux Command Line Setup of OpenVPN and Private Internet Access | |
| # source: https://support.privateinternetaccess.com/Knowledgebase/Article/View/30 | |
| * Use the following instructions to install OpenVPN via the command line in Linux. | |
| * This set-up has been known to work with several unsupported versions of Linux, as well as the supported Ubuntu. | |
| * This worked on my machine running openSUSE LEAP 42.1. | |
| * You will be prompted to enter your PIA username and password after step 6; have those ready. | |
| 1. sudo apt-get install openvpn _OR_ sudo yum ... _OR_ sudo zypper ... | |
| 2. cd /etc/openvpn | |
| 3. sudo wget https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/openvpn/openvpn.zip | |
| 4. sudo unzip openvpn.zip (install 'unzip' first if needed) | |
| 5. ls -l (list all server config files; choose a region) | |
| 6. sudo openvpn 'server-config-filename-goes-here.ovpn' | |
| Store Your Username and Password and Have OpenVPN Load Them Automatically | |
| # source: https://my.hostvpn.com/knowledgebase/22/Save-Password-in-OpenVPN-for-Automatic-Login.html | |
| 1. cd /etc/openvpn | |
| 2. sudo vim auth.txt | |
| 3. Type your username on line 1, password on line 2; nothing more. | |
| 4. Save and exit this file. | |
| 5. sudo vim 'server-config-filename-goes-here.ovpn' (edit your chosen region's config file) | |
| 6. On the line which says "auth-user-pass" append the username/password filename "auth.txt". | |
| 7. The modified line should read as follows: auth-user-pass auth.txt | |
| 8. Save and exit. | |
| 9. If you have OpenVPN running in another terminal tab halt that process with 'Ctrl+C'. | |
| 10. Start OpenVPN again: sudo openvpn 'server-config-filename-goes-here.ovpn' | |
| Your VPN should now initialize without prompting you for your username/password. | |
| [ Send feedback/questions to adam@kernelmastery.com ] | |
| [ View this gist on my blog at kernelmastery.com/openvpnpia ] | |