Comments on: Install Cisco VPN Client On Ubuntu 9.10

By: Zach Browne

Zach Browne — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:16:17 +0000

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By: Zee

Zee — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:43:06 +0000

Thanks for the quick response…
So I will first stop the client and then start it again…right?…using the commands you just posted….

Just tried it after a boot and the VPN seems to be working so thanks (once again)!

Btw…if it isnt any trouble….could you nudge me in the direction of a site where I could learn more about the command based system of Linux?

Thanks for all the help!
Zee

By: Joep Cremers

Joep Cremers — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:12:30 +0000

@Zee
Init scripts are the scripts located in /etc/init.d. These scripts are part of the bootup sequence of Ubuntu. During boot, they are not called directly, but through a structure of symbolic links which manage the services which are to be started in a particular runlevel. For more details see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuBootupHowto

I start with a script and first stop the client to disconnect all connections.

sudo /etc/init.d/vpnclient_init stop
sudo /etc/init.d/vpnclient_init start
sudo vpnclient connect

By: Zee

Zee — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:06:36 +0000

Hey again Joep,

Just really quickly…
During installation I selected ‘NOT’ to ‘Automatically’ start the VPN client on boot…so does that mean that after a reboot I just have to start it up again by running the command:
‘sudo /etc/init.d/vpnclient_init start’

when I wanna start the client or what?

Sorry I am a new bee (to Linux i.e.)…so bear with me if my question sounds stupid!

Thanks again!
Zee

By: Zee

Zee — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:11:18 +0000

Hey Joep!

Thanks alot for this…had a similar error message…the rest was a literal walk through for the install!

Thanks a ton!
Zee

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