How to Install and Uninstall openvpn-down-root-plugin Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: January 12,2025

1. Install "openvpn-down-root-plugin" package

This guide let you learn how to install openvpn-down-root-plugin on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                openvpn-down-root-plugin
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "openvpn-down-root-plugin" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall openvpn-down-root-plugin on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                openvpn-down-root-plugin
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the openvpn-down-root-plugin package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package openvpn-down-root-plugin:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : openvpn-down-root-plugin
Version : 2.6.9-2.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 14.0 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : openvpn-2.6.9-2.1.src
Upstream URL : https://openvpn.net/
Summary : OpenVPN down-root plugin
Description :
The OpenVPN down-root plugin 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 plugin 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.