> I use linux on a home computer, so I'm the only user, pretty much. It's
> just a pain to always type the root password to start my internet
> connection with pon. I was wondering what would be the best way to
> allow normal users to start the ppp connection? I hope this hasn't been
> asked 6 million times. Thanks!
Check out the "super" and "sudo" command ('man super' and 'man sudo').
sudo is probably easier. There are two stepd involved:
1 (as root) : chmod +s file_to_be_executed
2: add yourself to /etc/sudoers
See 'man sudo' for more information.
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