[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brad) writes: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hmmm... ugly long lines. Fix the MUAs to use lines < 76 characters at > maximum. > > On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, Andrew L. Gould wrote: > > > I did a fresh install of Debian 2.1r3 last night. Accessing the internet > > via wvdial as a > > normal user required all three of the following: > > > > adduser algould dip > > chmod a+rwx /etc/ppp/* > > chmod a+rwx /etc/ppp > > > > 'a+rwx' may have been overkill; but access attempts between each step > > failed due to inadequate > > permissions to use the modem, pppd, and to write to the various ppp related > > scripts (chap* and > > pap* scripts). > > A much better solution would have been to correct the permissions, > specifically "chown -R root.dip /etc/ppp /etc/chatscripts". The modes > should already have been 660 (or 640, whichever is necessary). Also, make > sure the /usr/sbin/pppd binary has the proper modes and sxid bits set.
Only /etc/chatscripts needs to be group dip $ vdir -d /etc/ppp /etc/chatscripts drwxr-s--- 2 root dip 1024 Sep 12 08:43 /etc/chatscripts/ drwx------ 5 root root 1024 Aug 28 1998 /etc/ppp/ $ > This bug was discussed a while back on the list. Wonder why no one fixed > it...? -- *********************** Running Debian Linux *********************** * For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, * * that whoever believes in Him should not perish... John 3:16 * * W. Paul Mills * Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A. * * EMAIL= [EMAIL PROTECTED] * WWW= http://Mills-USA.com/ * * Bill, I was there several years ago, why would I want to go back? * ************* pgp public key on keyservers everywhere? *************/ --
