vpn setup

[nepal]

On Wed, 16 Jul 2014 21:14:17 +1000
Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au> wrote:

> I'm flying blind here, but just on general principles your internal
> network shouldn't have anything to do with the VPN. However, it sounds
> as if you have configured the VPN to come up automatically at boot
> time. That means that it will be brought up with the rest of the
> network.
> 
> Configure it to require manual establishment, and your system should
> boot without the VPN. You could, for example, go looking for a VPN
> startup script in /etc/init and add an override file for it if you
> find one...
> 
> How exactly did you set up the VPN? I.e., using what tools? Andis it
> asking for a password after you login, or before X starts?
> 
> Regards, K.

I had to install OpenVPN and then some gadmin packages in order to get
the options I needed to show during setup.

But Colin has nailed it. In my confusion, I entered the vpn password as
the keyring password, and IIUC because it is not my user password that
is why I have to enter it anew each boot.

Thanks for the explanation about keyring tho, now it makes sense and I
see why its called keyring. duh!

nepal.