Linux VPN with automatic connection

[joru]

Hello, I have setup a FortiClient SSL VPN on a linux PC, it does connect ok the problem is that it has to be manually started everytime the Linux machine shutsdown or the VPN disconnects (probably due to idle timeout). I would like to know if maybe you have been able to automate a FC SSL VPN in linux. I tried openning a ticket with Fortinet but the final answer was that they didn' t know how and so it was something more on the Linux side of things which I don' t know very much, searching some linux forums and consulting some friends I also tried their suggestion but nothing worked. The command that has to be excuted on boot is: ./forticlientsslvpn_cli --server <server IP address:sslvpn port number> --vpnuser <username> The issue really is that it asks for the password and later for a confirmation and have not been able to pipe it or automatically append this info when asked. Thanks in advance for any ideas.

[Jay_Libove]

In the most recent Linux FortiClient SSLVPN software, in the GUI client, you can edit a connection profile, including saving a password. (No idea how securely that is done...). Perhaps if you configure the session that way, then later you could auto-launch the client without the need to enter or pipe the password?

[joru]

Ok thanks for the suggestion Jay, I' ll try the GUI profile option and see if it can be used for the autoconnect.

[GusTech]

else if you use ipsec, take a look at strongswan