Re: dip group/dialout group?
David S. Jackson writes:
> I was just noticing that the groupname for /usr/sbin/pppd is dip. But,
> as I look in /etc/group, there is no "dip" group listed, only a "dialout"
> group. Is this an oversight?
That or a bug. What are you running?
> Should I chgrp the /usr/sbin/pppd* stuff to the "dialout" group?
No. Keeping the groups seperate allows the administrator to independently
control who can start ppp and who has access to serial ports. The names
are lousy, though.
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John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI
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