As root go into the pppconfig program. Then I believe under the heading of "advanced options" or the like their is a place to adduser to the pon/poff utility. That way you can add as many users as you like to have access to the internet.
------------------------ John Kerr Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 ------------------------ On Sat, 2 Sep 2000, Glyn Millington wrote: > Hi! > > I've just (yesterday) migrated from Mandrake to Debian 2.2 - > so please bear with me, I'm trying to learn! It was, by the way, > the smoothest install ever. > > What I want to discover fairly quickly is how to use pppd when > I'm a user and not root. At the moment I'm using wvdial (or pon > poff) as root to log on to my ISP and then zipping over to another > console to do what must be done on the net - mostly mail. > > I don't like this! and don't like the thought of running pppd > suid, but need a quick fix as the post keeps coming.. Can anyone > tell me how or point me to the right docs? I added myself to the > dialup group but that doesn't seem to have done the business. > > Thanks in anticipation > > Glyn M. > > -- > ****************************************************** > * "The soul is greater than the hum of its parts. " * > * Douglas Hoftstatder * > ****************************************************** > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
