Brian writes: > This fix doesn't seem like the right way to fix this problem.]
The right way is to figure out what happened to your options file and then purge and reinstall ppp. > Why would running it as root NOT fail when the options file is not > present and when run as a user it needs to have the options file present. Some pppd options are privileged and may only be given in certain files (or not at all) when the user is not root. Root, on the other hand, can give all options on the command line. Therefor it isn't too surprising that root can run pppd with no options file. -- John Hasler This posting is in the public domain. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do with it what you will. Dancing Horse Hill Make money from it if you can; I don't mind. Elmwood, Wisconsin Do not send email advertisements to this address.
