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diff --git a/security/openvpn25/files/patch-doc_openvpn.8.html b/security/openvpn25/files/patch-doc_openvpn.8.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..5b1e8e805e13 --- /dev/null +++ b/security/openvpn25/files/patch-doc_openvpn.8.html @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +--- doc/openvpn.8.html.orig 2021-10-05 05:57:01 UTC ++++ doc/openvpn.8.html +@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ lower priority, <tt class="docutils literal">n</tt> le + <tr><td class="option-group"> + <kbd><span class="option">--persist-key</span></kbd></td> + <td><p class="first">Don't re-read key files across <code>SIGUSR1</code> or <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">--ping-restart</span></tt>.</p> +-<p>This option can be combined with <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">--user</span> nobody</tt> to allow restarts ++<p>This option can be combined with <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">--user</span> openvpn</tt> to allow restarts + triggered by the <code>SIGUSR1</code> signal. Normally if you drop root + privileges in OpenVPN, the daemon cannot be restarted since it will now + be unable to re-read protected key files.</p> +@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ initialization, dropping privileges in the process. Th + useful to protect the system in the event that some hostile party was + able to gain control of an OpenVPN session. Though OpenVPN's security + features make this unlikely, it is provided as a second line of defense.</p> +-<p class="last">By setting <tt class="docutils literal">user</tt> to <code>nobody</code> or somebody similarly unprivileged, ++<p class="last">By setting <tt class="docutils literal">user</tt> to <code>openvpn</code> or somebody similarly unprivileged, + the hostile party would be limited in what damage they could cause. Of + course once you take away privileges, you cannot return them to an + OpenVPN session. This means, for example, that if you want to reset an |