Private Internet Access Setup in Gentoo Openrc Init Systems

This guide works flawlessly for my Gentoo setup with an openrc init system. First go to the private internet access page, and download the v3.6.0. I tested the current version and it did not work as at the writing of this post.

Next is to run the downloaded .run file with this command:

bash pia-linux-<version>-<revision>.run -- --skip-service

Create the OpenRC Init Script:

sudo nano /etc/init.d/pia-daemon   

Now paste this script in the file:

#!/sbin/openrc-run

name="pia-daemon"
description="Private Internet Access Daemon"

command="/opt/piavpn/bin/pia-daemon"
command_background=true
pidfile="/run/${name}.pid"
directory="/opt/piavpn"
user="pia"
group="pia"

want net
depend() {
    after firewall
    after dns
    after logger
    need localmount
    need sysfs
    need devfs
}

start_pre() {
    if [ ! -d "/run/pia-daemon" ]; then
        mkdir -p /run/pia-daemon
        chown pia:pia /run/pia-daemon
    fi
    return 0
}   

Make it executable:

sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/pia-daemon   

Ensure Required Dependencies Are Installed:

sudo emerge --ask app-crypt/mit-krb5   

Enable the Service at Boot:

sudo rc-update add pia-daemon default   

Start the Daemon:

sudo rc-service pia-daemon start   

sudo rc-service pia-daemon status   

If you did encounter Exec Format Error upon starting the service, just move #!/sbin/openrc-run in the above script to the very top of the file, and that should do the trick!