Re: FW: chmod u+s
Debian wants users to be members of group "dip" in order to use pppd.
My /usr/sbin/pppd is owned by "root.dip", and is "-rwsr-xr--".
Hope this helps.
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On Mon, 21 Jul 1997, lpwang wrote:
:Hello all,
:I have a questions that I can not seem to find the answer to. I have set up
:a linux box as a ppp server and a mail server. I have installed smail and qpopper. Both
:are working quite well. I can finally use MS exchange client and Pegasus mail to get mail
:off my server.
:I do have one major problem. I have been trying to set up a ppp server. I have done it in the
:past using mgetty and AutoPPP. Unfortunately, when I chmod u+s /usr/sbin/pppd, no error message
:is generated. However, if I try and run it without being root, I get an error message. Do I need to
:add a su or suid package to make it work. Su works on my machine. Is chmod broken or do I not
:know what I am doing? (I probably don't know what I am doing)
:Another question. Has any body used apsfilter, mgetty, diald as decribed by J Pollman (listed a a new link on LDP,
:A Home Server with Linux. This set up would be perfect for my home network. I have static ip numbers. Debian
:does this differently than Slackware and Redhat.
:Thanks.
:Lester
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