Re: Configuring modem and connecting to the net

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] dixit: > >> Horacio writes: >> >> > BTW, how can I give a normal user permission to use the smail/sendmail >> > command? >> >> What are you trying to do? I can think of no reason that a user would eve >r >> need to type 'smail'

Re: Configuring modem and connecting to the net

[EMAIL PROTECTED] dixit: > Horacio writes: > > > BTW, how can I give a normal user permission to use the smail/sendmail > > command? > > What are you trying to do? I can think of no reason that a user would ever > need to type 'smail' or 'sendmail'. I don't get it, I am supposed not to use roo

Re: Configuring modem and connecting to the net

Horacio writes: > bug? which bug? Never did that and I'm not having any probs (AFAIK) with > ppp. ppp2.3.5 was originally shipped with no group search permission on /etc/chatscripts. > BTW, how can I give a normal user permission to use the smail/sendmail > command? What are you trying to do?

Re: Configuring modem and connecting to the net

[EMAIL PROTECTED] dixit: > > > > How do I assign the user (instead of the root) the right to dial up the > > connection? > > Do 'adduser user_name dip' to add user_name to the dip group and > 'chmod g+x /etc/chatscripts' to correct a bug in the ppp package. bug? which bug? Never did that and I

Re: Configuring modem and connecting to the net

Chui Tey writes: > I am a new user to Linux. I have installed the Debian base system so > far. Part of that involved setting up the Connection configs to connect > to my ISP. Now, what packages do I require to set up my external > modem... ppp and pppconfig, which you already have as they are i

Configuring modem and connecting to the net

Hi, I am a new user to Linux. I have installed the Debian base system so far. Part of that involved setting up the Connection configs to connect to my ISP. Now, what packages do I require to set up my external modem and what is the command I execute to connect to the net. How do I assign the us