Re: Permissions for non-root user to use ppp

1999-10-01 Thread Robert Waldner
Some (like me) who need send/expect may also have to chown root:dip /usr/bin/expect which is root:root by default (at least in slink). This way it worked for me. &rw >Brian Servis wrote: >> The default setup for Debian is to make everything for ppp use with >> ownership of root.dip. So you sh

Re: Permissions for non-root user to use ppp

1999-09-22 Thread Andrew L. Gould
It worked. Thanks, Brian! - Andrew Brian Servis wrote: > *- On 21 Sep, Andrew L. Gould wrote about "Permissions for non-root user to > use ppp" > > Hi all! > > > > As of last night, I have debian running on a stand-alone Pentium II > > machine at home

Re: Permissions for non-root user to use ppp

1999-09-21 Thread Brian Servis
*- On 21 Sep, Andrew L. Gould wrote about "Permissions for non-root user to use ppp" > Hi all! > > As of last night, I have debian running on a stand-alone Pentium II > machine at home. As root, I can connect to the ISP and activate the > pppd using wvdial. As a non-r

Permissions for non-root user to use ppp

1999-09-21 Thread Andrew L. Gould
Hi all! As of last night, I have debian running on a stand-alone Pentium II machine at home. As root, I can connect to the ISP and activate the pppd using wvdial. As a non-root user, however, wvdial connects to the ISP; but can't start pppd. I keep getting messages asking me to check the permis