Hi,
I solved this by setting the demand option in ppd.
Then start pppd with pppd: someaddress
When any user tries to connect it then dials up.
Linda Hanigan
On Tue, 13 Mar 2001, [iso-8859-1] Alvaro F. Jiménez wrote:
> This is one is an easy one for you guys/gals out there...
> I finally made the PPP connection work!!!!
> Here's the twist...I have been connecting as root and now I want to connect
> as a regular user. I have read ch 14 on the ppp-Howto regarding
> ppp-security. I have set up the permissions as follows:
> * rwsr-xr-x--- 1 root pppusers 143708 Jul 12 2000
> /usr/sbin/pppd == chmod 4750
>
> My dial up scripts have the following permissions:
> * rwxr-x--- 1 root pppusers 136 Mar 1
> /etc/ppp/ConnectPPP
> * rwxr-x--- 1 root pppusers 136 Mar 1
> /etc/ppp/DisconnectPPP
>
> I created a group called 'pppusers' and I made sure that to create a user
> that has pppusers as its primary group.
> The error message that I get is:
> /usr/sbin/pppd: device name cannot be overridden
> that's it...help please!!!
>
> Cordially,
>
> Alvaro F. Jiménez
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