Re: ppp how to use ppp for a normal user?
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Hmmm... ugly long lines. Fix the MUAs to use lines < 76 characters at
maximum.
On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, Andrew L. Gould wrote:
> I did a fresh install of Debian 2.1r3 last night. Accessing the internet via wvdial as a
> normal user required all three of the following:
>
> adduser algould dip
> chmod a+rwx /etc/ppp/*
> chmod a+rwx /etc/ppp
>
> 'a+rwx' may have been overkill; but access attempts between each step failed due to inadequate
> permissions to use the modem, pppd, and to write to the various ppp related scripts (chap* and
> pap* scripts).
A much better solution would have been to correct the permissions,
specifically "chown -R root.dip /etc/ppp /etc/chatscripts". The modes
should already have been 660 (or 640, whichever is necessary). Also, make
sure the /usr/sbin/pppd binary has the proper modes and sxid bits set.
This bug was discussed a while back on the list. Wonder why no one fixed
it...?
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