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Re: Help can only connect when loged as root

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From: Carter
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 00:00
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I have Red Hat 6.0.  In the Linuxconf go to the section for ppp and set your
dial up account to be accessed by users other than root.  This is the only
version I have any experience with, and I still don't know much.

Carter

Pomp wrote:

> Not sure about this, but I think there is a setting somewhere that enables
> all users to dial-in.
> I found it once, but am prolly going to need it again if its the problem..
> Somebody help us plz.
>
> -Pomp
>
> Reinhold Anschlag wrote in message <376D86BE.50AF3B17@csi.com>...
> >hi
> >
> >can someone help me!
> >
> >I can only connect when i am logged in as root
> >
> >when I log in as normal user I can not use the yttS1 ( Modem)
> >
> >the program's work wvdial or minicom et.
> >
> >how can I let the user use the modem.
> >
> >Reinhold in Germany
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