NordVPN plugin returns PermissionError

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Hi!

I’m trying to set up NordVPN using their official plugin. The plugin uses OpenVPN behind the hood.

The log file shows:

2021-03-19 00:13:56.822 T:1400176864   DEBUG:  : Appending DNS to /etc/resolv.conf
2021-03-19 00:13:56.823 T:1400176864   ERROR: EXCEPTION Thrown (PythonToCppException) : -->Python callback/script returned the following error<--
                                             - NOTE: IGNORING THIS CAN LEAD TO MEMORY LEAKS!
                                            Error Type: <type 'exceptions.NameError'>
                                            Error Contents: global name 'PermissionError' is not defined
                                            Traceback (most recent call last):
                                              File "/home/osmc/.kodi/addons/service.nord.vpn/connect.py", line 35, in <module>
                                                appendDNS()
                                              File "/home/osmc/.kodi/addons/service.nord.vpn/dns.py", line 34, in appendDNS
                                                except PermissionError:
                                            NameError: global name 'PermissionError' is not defined
                                            -->End of Python script error report<--
2021-03-19 00:13:56.824 T:1400176864   DEBUG: onExecutionDone(44, special://home/addons/service.nord.vpn/connect.py)

Clearly, the process does not have rights to write /etc/resolv.conf. What is the right way to configure my system so that the plugin can do its job? Shall I allow the osmc user to write /etc/resolve.conf? Or would you recommend something else?

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I’m not sure that changing the resolver config directly is the right approach for OpenVPN.
You could change permissions on this file, but I would not recommend this.