Quoting Mario Olimpio de Menezes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > On Mon, 4 Sep 2000, Piotr Krukowiecki wrote: > > > > pppd removes g+w from /dev/ttyS1 after it is started. So next time I have > > to be root to use my modem (and to connect to internet). How to make pppd > > stop removing it ? > > > better: add users that need to use modem to dialout group; > # adduser user dialout
Wrong. That would allow all those users to snoop on each other's ppp connections, since they get read-access to the modem port. The correct group is dip. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
