From: stunnel-users-bounces@stunnel.org [mailto:stunnel-users-bounces@stunnel.org] On Behalf Of John A. Wallace Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 2:35 PM To: stunnel-users@stunnel.org Subject: [stunnel-users] linux default installation
Hello. I am comparing a default installation of "stunnel.conf" in Linux with that in Windows, and I found some differences that I have a couple questions about. The Windows installation installed in client mode by default, but the one for Linux in server mode. I made a backup copy of the default files for both. For now I want to run stunnel in Linux in client mode, so I am making some changes to it. The installed default for these six parameters are as follows:
Client=no
Chroot=/var/lib/stunnel/
Setuid=stunnel
Setgid=nogroup
Pid=/var/run/stunnel.pid
Cert=/etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem
Is it correct to change these settings for testing in client mode so that they match the current Windows' client mode configuration, like so:
Client=yes
#Chroot=/var/lib/stunnel/
#Setuid=stunnel
#Setgid=nogroup
#Pid=/var/run/stunnel.pid
#Cert=/etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem
As a follow up to this initial question, which I suppose now was asked prematurely, I can say that I have tested this better and decided to keep all the default settings turned on, not commented out as I initially intended, in the default Linux installation configuration, except for these two, which I have now set as shown here:
Client=yes
#Cert=/etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem
And everything seems to be working fine now. I set up the run level for stunnel to start automatically when I boot up. I commented out the "Cert=" option because I do not think I am using it at this point. All appears good so far as I can see, and the program is most certainly functioning as expected in client mode, making good connections and no timeouts. :-)