Re: pppd problem.

[Joel Ray Holveck <joelh@gnu.ai.mit.edu>]

>I think this question was just asked before,
>but I only just joined the mailing list.

Try adding the following as /usr/local/ppp-on (and a similar
/usr/local/ppp-off) owned by root.ppp and perms 04754 (-rwsr-xr--)

/*
 * ppp-on.c
 */

#include "config.h"
#include <unistd.h>

void main(void)
{
  execl("/usr/sbin/start-stop-daemon","/usr/sbin/start-stop-daemon",
	"--start",
	"--verbose",
	"--exec","/usr/sbin/pppd","--","/dev/modem","38400",
	NULL);
  perror("ppp-on");
}

For ppp-off

This will be standardized and added to debian Real Soon Now (TM).

(Notice:  PEOPLE WHO USE THIS SORT OF THING: Mail to me
<joelh@gnu.ai.mit.edu> so I know that there's a demand!)



>I have a script file which automatically runs as a users login
>script to start pppd on login. When I run this script from the
>root login I get the standard garbage on the screen showing
>pppd has started when a user tries it I get returned to the prompt
>and the following message appears in messages
>Dec 1 07:55 acepia pppd[216] pppd 2.2.0 started by user, uid 100
>Dec 1 07:55 acepia pppd[216] ioctl(PPPIOCGUNIT): Operation not permitted
>Dec 1 07:55 acepia pppd[216] ioctl(PPPIOCGDEBUG): Operation not permitted
>Dec 1 07:55 acepia pppd[216] Exit.
>
>Please bear in mind I started with Slackware Linux 3 Months ago
>and Debian 1 week ago. If this is a stupid permissions problem 
>( which I think it is ) could someone just lead me in the right
>direction and not flame me for stupidity....
>
>Many Thanks 
>
>Martin Rheumer
>
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