[vox-tech] Using UC Davis vpn with the new Linux client PulseClient?

[Alex Mandel]

Matt,

You should get on the ucdavis.slack.com #linux channel. We've actually
been discussing this for a few weeks. Bill Broadley has a method using
an OpenVpn client instead of Pulse, though it might not work for 12.04.
He's also been in touch with the library, so if it's a problem on their
side, it might be fixable.

Thanks,
Alex

PS: Remembers he needs to try using the new VPN from off campus...

On 06/27/2016 02:38 PM, Matthieu Stigler wrote:
> Hi
> 
> UC Davis does not offer anymore the browser-based vpn entry, so need to use
> the "Pulse client" they provide:
> https://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/services/connect/faq.php
> 
> After installing the package and downoading the certificate, I was able to
> connect initially, but some time after I wasn't anymore... Not sure what
> changed, if it is just because I changed location/wifi network, or
> something else happened...
> 
> Are there people in this list who use it could kindly tell about their
> experience or problems encountered? Any hint if the the problem is specific
> to my machine (old ubuntu 12.04), or to local network settings?
> 
> More precisely, my problem is, when running:
> 
> /usr/local/pulse/PulseClient.sh -h vpn.library.ucdavis.edu -u <myLogin> -r
> Library -f <myPath>/vpn.library.ucdavis.edu.der
> 
> I get the errros in the log file:
> 
> 20160627222040.47941 ncsvc[p24923.t24923] sysdeps.info restoring DNS
> settings... (sysdeps.cpp:975)
> 20160627222040.48120 ncsvc[p24923.t24923] sysdeps.error rename
> /etc/jnpr-nc-resolv.conf => /etc/resolv.conf failed wirh error 2
> (sysdeps.cpp:978)
> 20160627222040.48282 ncsvc[p24923.t24923] sysdeps.error rename
> /etc/jnpr-nc-hosts.bak => /etc/hosts failed wirh error 2 (sysdeps.cpp:982)
> 20160627222050.280026 ncsvc[p24923.t24923] DSInet.info IVE host
> vpn.library.ucdavis.edu resolved to 169.237.240.10, port 443
> (dsinet.cpp:311)
> 20160627222050.310438 ncsvc[p24923.t24923] DSInet.error failed to connect
> to (vpn.library.ucdavis.edu) error 110 (dsinet.cpp:383)
> 20160627222050.310641 ncsvc[p24923.t24923] dsclient.error unable to open
> URL: (https://vpn.library.ucdavis.edu/) with error -7 (dsclient.cpp:299)
> 20160627222050.310781 ncsvc[p24923.t24923] ncapp.error Failed to
> authenticate with IVE. Error 2 (ncsvc.cpp:253)
> 
> This could be this bug:
> https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Secure_Article/KB40157/?q=KB40157
> 
> But what is strange is that it did work at some point...
> 
> Thanks!!
> 
> Matthieu
> 
> 
> 
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