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Re: pppd daemon dies is a permissions problem? help?



Thanks and where is group dip located? I did a whereis and locate for
dip but got hundrends of files. Really thanks again.

Quoting cr <cr@orcon.net.nz>:

> On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 16:32, J Y wrote:
> > Hi, I did the following:
> >
> > Copy  /etc/ppp/peers/provider   as  /etc/ppp/peers/orcon
> > and edit the file 'orcon' to suit  (e.g. include 'noauth', and in my
case
> > comment out the sample chat script
> > # connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/chatscripts/provider" )
> >
> > Then, to use the 'call' option with Kppp, just do
> >
> > Setup -> (Orcon Internet) -> Edit -> pppd arguments ->
> > [type in:]  call orcon   -> Add
> >
> >
> > Hope I've got this right.
> >
> > cr
> >
> > and got this response from internet dialer/kppp:
> >
> > Sep 3023:00:23 deblnx ppd(1626): Can't open options file
> > /etc/ppp/peers/highstream.net: Permission denied   I know that this is a
> > permissions problem, now, But I don't know how to fix it. I have tried a
> > chmod ug +x on the file 'highstream.net" but that didn't work. I can't
> > imagine that I need to change permissions or owner for the whole file
> > listing. What is the answer to this please?  Thanks
>
> (Copy to J Y in case he's still not getting the list posts)
>
> I'm no expert at all, but for what it's worth, my file
> /etc/ppp/peers/orcon   is as follows:
>
> -rw-r-----    1 root     dip           580 Oct  1 10:28 orcon
>
> (I didn't set any of that specially, it was just what the sample file
> 'provider' had)
> and I'd already added myself (as user cr) to group  dip.
>
> cr
>
>
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