[Bug 259384] security/openvpn: Create dedicated user

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Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2021 17:21:14 UTC

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=259384

            Bug ID: 259384
           Summary: security/openvpn: Create dedicated user
           Product: Ports & Packages
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Many People
          Priority: ---
         Component: Individual Port(s)
          Assignee: mandree@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: freebsd@ohreally.nl
             Flags: maintainer-feedback?(mandree@FreeBSD.org)
          Assignee: mandree@FreeBSD.org

Hi,

With a default install, openvpn runs as user/group nobody. However, it is
generally considered bad practice to have multiple services run under a single
shared username. It would be better to create a dedicated openvpn user and
group at install time, and patch the sample configuration files to reflect
this.

Cheers,
  Rob

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