On Thu, 13 Jul 2000, George Lenzer wrote:
> I have set up an IP Masq box for my folks. I really don't want them dealing with
>command line, so I would like to find a reliable way of bringing up/down ppp0 via a
>web interface. I've looked at quite a few of the web interfaces on freshmeat.net. I
>did manage to find one that I really liked. However, when I tried to use it,
>/var/log/httpd/error_log reported that regular users can't control ppp0. I tried
>changing perms on /sbin/ifup and /sbin/ifdown to 4755, but that still didn't work.
>What am I missing?
>
I ran into this on a RedHat 6.1 box. I was able to fix it by going into
linuxconf under Config-->Networking-->Client Tasks-->PPP/SLIP/PLIP
There is an option under the interface that toggles whether "regular
users" can control the interface
Chad
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Chad Rismiller
Programmer/Analyst
Sumark Services, Inc.
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