Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 15:03:51 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Lanny Baron <beef@beef.tht.net> Cc: support@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PPP ONLY RUNS BY ROOT AND X Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980121150250.5192N-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980118101018.4266B-100000@beef.tht.net>
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On Sun, 18 Jan 1998, Lanny Baron wrote: > I have reformatted my h/d and downloaded 2.2.5. Upon setting up Xwindows, > running startx, I have found that there is no X in /usr/X11R6/bin. Is > there something I have not received that would cause this? Did you run xf86config and/or install the appropriate X server for your system? > Secondly, when attempting to run ppp as a user, I get a message something > to the effect of "ppp client must be run as ID 0". I did not have that > problem before and now must either login as root or su myself. Is there a > work around for this? If you update your ppp to the latest development version, you can put an `allow users *' in your ppp.conf, then you can regulate access using the `network' group. This feature is NOT in 2.2.5. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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