Revision as of 15:51, 1 June 2017

Uni-ID

Uni-ID is required to use TTU VPN.

open the terminal, e.g. CTRL+ALT+T and copy-paste the following line and press Enter
copy-paste in terminal: SHIFT+CTRL+C, SHIFT+CTRL+V
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install openvpn openvpn-blacklist && sudo apt-get clean

download preconfigured client.ovpn from https://toru.ttu.ee/
use your Uni-ID credentials to log in and also later to authenticate OpenVPN
for GNU/Linux add in file client.ovpn after setenv PUSH_PEER_INFO please add the following lines and save the file:

script-security 2
up /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
down /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf

use your Uni-ID credentials
sudo openvpn --config client.ovpn or use more convenient way - the alias created below

open terminal, e.g. using CTRL+ALT+T
create an alias:
- nano ~/.bash_aliases #open CLI text editor
- alias vpn-ttu='sudo openvpn --config /path/client.ovpn' #add appropriate alias and path to client.ovpn, then save the file
add permission to run without entering password
- sudo nano /etc/sudoers.d/permissions #the file name permissions could be replaced whatever else you like
- username ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/openvpn #replace username with your real one and save the file
source ~/.bash_aliases (or reopen terminal or relogin)
type your new alias vpn-ttu in terminal to start a VPN session

you have a secure tunnel over unsecure network, e.g. public WiFi, mobile internet or similar
can use TTU library databases http://www.ttu.ee/asutused/raamatukogu/10640/andmebaasid-databases/

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 * download preconfigured ''client.ovpn'' from https://toru.ttu.ee/
 * use your Uni-ID credentials to log in and also later to authenticate OpenVPN
-* for GNU/Linux add in file ''client.ovpn'' after ''setenv PUSH_PEER_INFO'':
+* for GNU/Linux add in file ''client.ovpn'' after ''setenv PUSH_PEER_INFO'' please add the following lines and save the file:
 ''script-security 2''<br>
 ''up /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf''<br>