Date: 20 Jun 2002 17:09:54 +0200 From: Henri Michelon <Henri.Michelon@e-cml.org> To: AZNPrideChinese@worldnet.att.net Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: permission problem Message-ID: <1024585794.8984.13.camel@rd1fop01.intra.ecml-iiriam.org> In-Reply-To: <20020620143254.FRCH4559.mtiwmhc22.worldnet.att.net@there> References: <20020620143254.FRCH4559.mtiwmhc22.worldnet.att.net@there>
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Le Jeu 20/06/2002 =E0 04:33, AZN Unix a =E9crit : > how come when i use a regular user name i can't access the ppp file? and = i=20 > have root set it so that other users can execute the file but my reg name= =20 > still can't use it >=20 Setting the setuid bit for ppp (dangerous) or changing the mode of ppp.conf is a bad idea (since ISP passwords are stored in it). The best (read: most secure) way is to run ppp in 'auto' mode and use the following statements in the ppp.conf to allow a regular user to run and control the ppp damon: allow users username set server +3000 cleartextpassword Use 'pppctl 3000' to take control of the daemon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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