Re: PPP debian Policy?
Admiral Thrawn writes:
> As Far as i can tell a normal user must be part of both DIP and Dialout
> groups to dial out and use PPP ? Is there any Funny Reason this is so ?
It isn't. A user need only be a member of the dip group in order to bring
up a ppp connection with pon or gpppon. A user need only be a member of
the dialout group to dial out. This allows seperate control over which
users can bring up ppp connections and which ones can dial out with minicom
and such.
> Reason I'm ask'in is altho I CAN Dialout as root. and CAN dialout as a
> Normal user Via. " wvdial " I CANNOT Dial out with KPPP. ( PPPD Bombs out
> ) ( I CAN dial out with kppp as root )
Kppp is, to put it as politely as I can, not as well designed as it might
be.
> Maybe I'll Write the PPP Section after I figure out how PPP is
> implemented in debian........ Eh ?
ppp is implemented in Debian just about exactly as recommended by the
upstream maintainers.
BTW the correct list for your question is debian-user. I've cc'd
accordingly.
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John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, Wisconsin
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