Re: how to run pppd as a user?
On Sun, 03 Sep 2000, Anthony Campbell wrote:
> On 02 Sep 2000, John Anderson wrote:
> > As root go into the pppconfig program. Then I believe under the heading
> > of "advanced options" or the like their is a place to adduser to the
> > pon/poff utility. That way you can add as many users as you like to have
> > access to the internet.
> >
> > ------------------------
> > John Kerr Anderson
> > jkanders@alpha.delta.edu
> > Debian GNU/Linux 2.2
> > ------------------------
>
> Doesn't seem to work here. I have to use sudo.
>
Add yourself to the "dip" group.
Got to the file /etc/group
find the line that says "dip"
add your username to the end of that line.
hth,
kent
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