Open-VPN Start Before Logon Service

README.md

Open-VPN SBL

Create Open-VPN Connection on Boot to apply Group Policy and ensure the user can log in using Active Directory

1. Download (nssm)(https://nssm.cc/download) and place it next to the Powershell script
2. Run the Powershell script using an elevated command line
3. (Optional) Delete script and exe
4. Reboot

create-sbl-service.ps1

#Requires -RunAsAdministrator

$nssmPath = ".\nssm.exe"
$nssmExists = Test-Path $nssmPath
if (-Not $nssmExists) {
  echo "Make sure nssm.exe is in $nssmPath"
}

Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath nssmPath -ArgumentList "install OpenVPN-SBL `"C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin\openvpn.exe`""
Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath nssmPath -ArgumentList "set OpenVPN-SBL Start SERVICE_AUTO_START"

Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath nssmPath -ArgumentList "set OpenVPN-SBL DisplayName VPN SBL"
Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath nssmPath -ArgumentList "set OpenVPN-SBL Description Creates VPN Connection before logon"

Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath nssmPath -ArgumentList "set OpenVPN-SBL ObjectName LocalSystem"
Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath nssmPath -ArgumentList "set OpenVPN-SBL Type SERVICE_WIN32_OWN_PROCESS"

Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath nssmPath -ArgumentList "set OpenVPN-SBL DependOnService Dhcp tap0901"

Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath nssmPath -ArgumentList "set OpenVPN-SBL AppDirectory `"C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config`""
Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath nssmPath -ArgumentList "set OpenVPN-SBL AppParameters --config SBL.ovpn"


Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath nssmPath -ArgumentList "set OpenVPN-SBL AppStdout `"C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\log\SBL.log`""
Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath nssmPath -ArgumentList "set OpenVPN-SBL AppStderr `"C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\log\SBL.log`""

Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath nssmPath -ArgumentList "set OpenVPN-SBL AppStdoutCreationDisposition 2"
Start-Process -NoNewWindow -FilePath nssmPath -ArgumentList "set OpenVPN-SBL AppStderrCreationDisposition 2"