Max Vozeler wrote:
If this is really the case, then maybe the best solution would be to modify that Debian patch to pppd to add a "dont-drop-root-privs" option to the "pty" option? Then people using pppd together with pppoe could use that option, pppoe would be run as root, and people in group dip would be able to launch PPP connections.The pppd in Debian appears to change privileges back to those of the invoking user before calling the program specified in the pty option, preventing normal users from controlling PPPOE connections like other normal PPP connections.
Christian