Re: How do I set up a PPP dialup connection for a User

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From: Bill Unruh
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 00:00

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In <7ccv1l$kmt$1@the-fly.zip.com.au> "Matthew Wall" <kloner1@hotmail.com> writes:

]I have Redhat Linux, and for the root operator to get a ppp conection i have
]to type:

]/etc/ppp/ppplogin


/usr/sbin/pppd also has to be made runnable by users and suid
chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd
chmod +s /usr/sbin/pppd

]I have set the file to "755", thus users should be able to use the file, but
]the when i log in as a user and type the above line the it says /usr/pppd is
]not allowed to be touched by the user.

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From: unruh@physics.ubc.ca (Bill Unruh)
Subject: Re: How do I set up a PPP dialup connection for a User
Date: 1999/03/13
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