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Re: Internet only for root



Dear

On Sun, Aug 13, 2000 at 09:25:51PM -0000, Ronald Castillo wrote:
> Greetings...  I would like to know how to give internet access to all normal
> users, because when I connect only root has the access, and netscape doesn't
> roon as root, so I'm having a pretty big problem...
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Ronald

Hmm, Netscape should run for normal users.

You have to put normal user into the group for pppd.

I don't know which group it is, but I suppose it is dip.

Do: adduser nameofuser dip

Maybe it is group dialout, see to what group belongs the pppd with
ls -l /usr/sbin/ppp*



Sincerely,
Marko Cehaja



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