Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 08:32:16 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Danil Shebunin <daktaklakpak@public.mtu.ru> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Kernel PPP (PPPD): ip-up & ip-down scripts execution Message-ID: <199905070732.IAA10146@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 07 May 1999 00:28:06 %2B0400." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9905070024540.1239-100000@free-bsd.space>
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Your best bet is to run pppd as root. Alternatively, use user-ppp
and the ``set filter'' command.
> Hi!
>
> We have a small net and using FreeBSD 2.2.8 machine as Internet gate.
> To dial a provider we use kernel PPP - PPPD.
> I need to setup a firewall after connection established. For this purpose
> I use file /etc/ppp/ip-up, as described in man page, to setup firewall
> using ipfw. But it seems, that this script is called with effective uid of
> current user, not root ,as described in man! I decide that, because the
> script is executed (I've placed simple 'echo executed > /exec.txt' in this
> script to check this). But all ipfw commands is not executed - firewall
> settings remain unchanged.
>
> What I'm doing wrong? How can I force ip-up and ip-down scripts to execute
> correctly?
>
> P.S. PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE!
> Reply to my e-mail - I'm not subscribed to these mail-lists
>
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> Have a nice CONNECT!
> Dan (daktaklakpak@public.mtu.ru)
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