Re: ppp_on_boot -- modifying behavior ?
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> In the debian startup scrips, /etc/init.d/ppp starts
> ppp if /etc/ppp/ppp_on_boot exist.
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> I want ppp to start automatically like this, but I
> would like to use /usr/bin/poff to bring down
> the connection as an ordinary user.
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> I planned to use "su -c" to execute the ppp startup
> as a specific, unpriviliged user; but I haven't been
I wouldn't say that this user is unpreviliged if s/he can bring down
the connection initiated at boot time and as such you can just let him
execute /usr/bin/poff with root priviliges using sudo.
Alex Y.
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