I use wvdial as root to surf, irc etc etc, ive never had a problem with it. wvdial.conf is set with root permissions. if you have a secure system you shouldnt really have a problem with wvdial. log in as a normal user, su to root and wvdial fromt here, then browse as a regular user. by default debian doesnt allow browsing as root i dont think. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Usuario Universo Online" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 10:30 PM Subject: Wvdial - How do you surf without being root?
> Hello- > > My questions regards the safety of using the wvdial program to log on to > the ISP and surf. > Wvdial can only be set to be run as root, isn't that right? > If it isn't so, how should you set permission to run it without being > root? > Is this even something we should be worrying about? Is it safe to run > wvdial as root then surf? > > Help would be greatly appreciated, I'm not quite a total newbie with > Linux, but I'm not a "techie". > Thank you. > > Best regards, > > Henry L. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
