4.1 Accessing VPN Client

This section contains information on the following:

4.1.1 Root Access

A super user can directly access VPN.

4.1.2 Non-Root Access

All users belonging to the primary group users created by root can use VPN client.

If users is not the primary group of those users who require VPN access, non- root access can be allowed by doing the following:

By default, all users belong to this group.

  1. Log in as root.

  2. Open the /etc/racoon/racoon.conf file.

  3. Replace users with the name of the group that requires VPN access.

    Editing racoon.conf

  4. Restart IKE by entering the following command:

    /etc/init.d/racoon restart

IMPORTANT:The root does not allow multiple groups to use VPN client. So, if you modify racoon.conf to permit a new group, only users belonging to that group can access the VPN.