Writing an upstart file which allows the user to input username and password

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Published on 2013-11-01T14:17:41Z Indexed on 2013/11/01 15:59 UTC
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I'm trying to write an upstart file for OpenConnect. The task is pretty simple, but I'm stuck because I don't want to provide the username and password in a config file, but prompt the user to provide them each time.

The upstart file, placed in /etc/init/openconnect.conf is

exec /usr/sbin/openconnect --script=/etc/vpnc/vpnc-script my-gw.example.com

However, when I execute

start openconnect

the process is backgrounded immediately and I get no chance to provide input.

How can I make this upstart job ask the user for input?

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