On Aug 9, 2002, 17:43 (+0200) Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote: > Hi all > Redhat 6.2, rp-pppoe-3.5-1, sudo-1.6.5p2-1.6x.1, single-user machine > here ... > After booting the machine I try to start an adsl-connection as a > non-root by entering a > sudo adsl-start > > And it does not work: > > Excerpt from /var/log/messages regarding this connection-attempt: > > ------------------------------------- > Aug 9 15:42:11 happysleep kernel: eth0: RealTek RTL8139 Fast Ethernet > at 0xe000 > , IRQ 10, 00:50:fc:42:13:e9. > Aug 9 15:42:11 happysleep kernel: PPP: version 2.3.7 (demand > dialling) > Aug 9 15:42:11 happysleep kernel: PPP line discipline registered. > Aug 9 15:42:11 happysleep kernel: registered device ppp0 > Aug 9 15:42:11 happysleep pppd[829]: pppd 2.3.11 started by root, uid > 0 > Aug 9 15:42:11 happysleep pppd[829]: Using interface ppp0 > Aug 9 15:42:11 happysleep pppd[829]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/7 > Aug 9 15:42:11 happysleep modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module > tty-ldisc-13
I put this line in /etc/modules.conf: alias tty-ldisc-13 n_hdlc I'm not sure what this really does, but it works :) (I *think* this line loads a Kernel module at system-start that a non-root user even with a sudo-adsl permission cannot start ... ) I can now sudo-start an ADSL-connection without root being neccessary to start a connection at least once *before* a non-root user does that .. http://www.nts.com/support/linuxreleasenotes.html Hoping this helps others, ... too :) Regards Wolfgang ( .. and sorry about not putting my answer into the thread I started: it seems I deleted my own posting as it appeared on this list; so I had to take the mail that I still had in my sent-mail folder ...) -Wolfgang > Aug 9 15:42:11 happysleep pppoe[831]: Unable to set line discipline > to N_HDLC. > Make sure your kernel supports the N_HDLC line discipline, or do not > use the SY > NCHRONOUS option. Quitting. > Aug 9 15:42:11 happysleep pppd[829]: write: warning: Input/output > error (5) > Aug 9 15:42:11 happysleep pppd[829]: Modem hangup > Aug 9 15:42:11 happysleep pppd[829]: Connection terminated. > Aug 9 15:42:11 happysleep pppd[829]: Exit. > [ ... ] > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > Only after I killed adsl-connect as root this whole "attempting > re-connection" could be stopped (although I sudo-ed "adsl-stop" for > non-root user) > > Then, as *root*, I could establish a dsl-connection successfully, > closed down this connection and only now *non*-root could establish an > adsl-connection successfully. > > I sudo-ed the adsl-stuff (and several other commands) only some days > ago to me as non-privileged user, and I suspect now, that it's an > ownership problem for a file or device, that causes this problem .. > > Months before that, as long as I ran "adsl-connect" etc. as root I > didn't have these problems ... > > Ideas about what's going on there? > > Thanks in anticipation. > > Regards > Wolfgang > > > -- Key on: http://home.t-online.de/home/520050060325-0001/ Key fingerprint = 5FFA E2D1 6DB5 C023 0C5F 3FA7 4E08 5F9F 1560 0BA8 [created on 2002-07-03] http://www.geocities.com/wolfgangpfeiffer/ -- END TRANSMISSION -- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
