Pass input from file to teminal

[GriffinD00r]

Hi,

I'm new to Linux and Bash. I'm trying to automate VPN connection. I have started a .sh file to get rolling but I'm not sure how to pass my credentials from the executable into the Terminal. The script starts fine and the terminal window opens asking for my sudo password. I haven't been successful at figuring out how to pass the info from the file. Is it possible?

What I've got so far:

cd /etc/openvpn/ovpn_tcp
sudo openvpn us877.nordvpn.com.tcp.ovpn

Thanks in advance

[gm10]

Rather than answering that let me ask: Are you aware that you can create a VPN connection via the NetworkManager? If you need OpenVPN specifically, there's a plugin for it available in the Software Manager.

[jimallyn]

You probably don't need to do that, but if you do, I searched with Startpage for 'bash read from file' and got a lot of good returns. Some of them even I could understand!

[FreedomTruth]

I don't recommend storing your password in a file, but if that's what you really want to do:

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cat .passwordfile | sudo -S openvpn us877.nordvpn.com.tcp.ovpn

sudo requires -S to read password from stdin.