=========================================================================== $NetBSD: MESSAGE,v 1.2 2013/02/10 05:55:07 manu Exp $ In order to enable the use of this module, add this directive to your OpenVPN server configuration file plugin ${OPENVPN_PLUGINSDIR}/openvpn-acct-wtmpx.so openvpn In order to write to wtmpx(5) databases, OpenVPN needs root privileges. It acquires them for that purpose by using the logwtmpx program, which is set-UID root and executable by group nobody. Make sure that group does fit the unprivilegied group you use for OpenVPN. ===========================================================================