Re: dialing modem as normal user
On 01/23/2009 08:53 AM, Eugene V. Lyubimkin wrote:
> Umarzuki Mochlis wrote:
>> How do i give permission to normal user to dial my 3g modem since wvdial can
>> only be invoked by root. correct me if I'm wrong.
Incorrect - 'ls -l /usr/bin/wvdial' - exec by all.
> Add yourself to 'dip' group?
Correct, but just to help the OP understand why this works - wvdial is
executable by all, but it's just a wrapper around pppd. pppd is setuid
root and executable by the 'dip' group - 'ls -l /usr/sbin/pppd'
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Kind Regards,
Michael Shuler
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