Re: bringing ppp connection up as regular user

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Subject: Re: bringing ppp connection up as regular user
From: Andreas Janssen <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 17:57:15 +0200
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Hello

s. keeling (<keeling@spots.ab.ca>) wrote:
> Incoming from John Hasler:
>> s. keeling writes:
>>
>>> Consider adding it to dialout as well.
>> 
>> Not necessary.
> 
> Good to know, thanks.  What's dialout for then?

To access the serial ports. With that you can for example use programs
like kppp without the suid bit set. If you are only in dip, you have to
use the preconfigured connections, but cannot configure connections
yourself.

best regards
        Andreas Janssen

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- bringing ppp connection up as regular user
  - From: Bram Mertens <bram-mertens@linux.be>
- Re: bringing ppp connection up as regular user
  - From: "s. keeling" <keeling@spots.ab.ca>
- Re: bringing ppp connection up as regular user
  - From: John Hasler <john@dhh.gt.org>
- Re: bringing ppp connection up as regular user
  - From: "s. keeling" <keeling@spots.ab.ca>

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