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How do you configure Astaro Client on windows xp PC with non-administrative rights

grunta
Hello,

I have several PC's that have no less than administrative rights for security and support reasons...
I have found that the Astaro SSL VPN Client application doesn't support this user right straight out the box.... Am I correct?
How do we overcome this so people we don't need to give the administrative  rights are able to do so as a limited user?

Kind Regards,

Grant


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    Hi Grant,

    I hope that the following info can help you. AFAIK, yo need Administrative privileges during the setup/installation of the SSLVPN Software/Client. (You will add a new (virtual) Network Interface...). Maybe it can help (what I haven't tested now) to add the user in the following default Windows XP group: Network Configuration Operators . Let us know if it finally do the trick.

    Greets

    [:D]
  • 0 in reply to suzzyx
    I bet you can't even set up a standard Windows VPN client without Admin privileges.  If you don't want to give the user admin rights, you have to log in as an admin and do the install.

    Cheers - Bob
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  • 0 in reply to BAlfson
    The problem is that non-administrators don't have the right to add / change network routes. I suppose if you (as administrator) set up a fixed route to your remote lan, than an ordinary user could start / stop the tunnel.
    There are a couple of howtos covering that on the net, however most of them include running OpenVPN with administrator privileges including the obvious security problems.

    I did try putting the user into the "network configuration administrator" group, with no luck so far.
    I would be very interested in any solution here...

    Cheers, DiePlage