VPN requires password

[Taterman]

Is there a way to make an app (a VPN) trusted so that it doesn't require the system password to run? Maybe the phase is making it a "trusted app". I am the only user of this PC.
System: Kernel: 5.4.0-110-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.4.0
Desktop: Cinnamon 5.0.7 wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 20.2 Uma

[djph]

You'd have to set it in the sudo configuration. The command sudo visudo (the sudo configuration is one of those files where editing by hand can be very bad if you make a mistake).

Do be aware that this is somewhat dangerous, as if the VPN application were ever to be compromised in some way, your machine now has no way to check that it really is you asking for it to launch.


Add this to the bottom of the file:

username = (root) NOPASSWD:/exact/path/to/the/vpn/executable

where:

• "username" is your username
• "(root)" means that you're running the rest as the root user
• "NOPASSWD:/path/to/command" indicates that you are allowed to run COMMAND with no password required

[Cosmo.]

The strongly advised method is to use a password manager like keepassxc. If properly set up all you have to do for a password (not only in this case) is to press a key-combination; the password manager fills in the proper password for you, you do not even need to look it up.

Here is the manual about using AutoType, the method, that gets used for it: https://keepassxc.org/docs/KeePassXC_Us ... _auto_type

[djph]

Keepass isn't gonna prevent him from needing his "system password" to launch the application though. Uh, well, assuming I read the OP right, that is

(That being said, I love it for all services that require username / password for auth)

[Taterman]

Thanks guys. I guess I'll just live with it as is.