Re: kppp problem

[Otto Kekäläinen <ottolist@kekalainen.net>]

> I've following problem: I'm using kppp to connect to internet. It works
> perfectly when logged as root. But when I'm logged in as normal user, pppd
> dies with exit status 16 (modem hanged up) when checking username and
> password. I suppose, there's some problem with access permissions, but I've
> no idea where to look. Thanks in advance.

Check ownership of devices like /dev/modem or /dev/ttyS0 / ttyS1
You might need to add the user to group "dialup" or something..

-Otto