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Bug 1260168

Summary:	NetworkManager invoking OpenVPN as root
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora EPEL	Reporter:	Wang Chao <comphuse7>
Component:	NetworkManager-openvpn	Assignee:	Gwyn Ciesla <gwync>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority:	unspecified
Version:	epel7	CC:	gwync, psimerda
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Fixed In Version:	NetworkManager-openvpn-1.2.6-1.el7	Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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Last Closed:	2016-12-31 10:47:47 UTC	Type:	Bug
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Description Wang Chao 2015-09-04 15:51:17 UTC

OpenVPN should be running as unpriviledged openvpn user instead of root.

Version: NetworkManager-openvpn-0.9.8.2-4.el7.1.x86_64

Related bug in GNOME Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=555518
According to comment 13, it has been fixed upstream a few days ago.

Comment 1 Fedora Update System 2016-12-14 18:32:53 UTC

NetworkManager-openvpn-1.2.6-1.el7 has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 7. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2016-1427c2b2fc

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2016-12-16 04:19:50 UTC

NetworkManager-openvpn-1.2.6-1.el7 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 7 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2016-1427c2b2fc

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2016-12-31 10:47:47 UTC

NetworkManager-openvpn-1.2.6-1.el7 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 7 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.