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Date:      Sat, 19 Feb 2000 09:56:44 +0000
From:      Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org>
To:        "Ronald G. Arnold Jr." <rarnold@colemantx.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: PPP Only As Root
Message-ID:  <20000219095643.B328@marder-1>
In-Reply-To: <20000219094604.A328@marder-1>
References:  <001301bf7a8b$00b3f620$a27b403f@ronaldjr> <20000219094604.A328@marder-1>

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On Sat, Feb 19, 2000 at 09:46:04AM +0000, Mark Ovens wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 18, 2000 at 09:40:00PM -0600, Ronald G. Arnold Jr. wrote:
> > I can't dial my ISP as a user, only as root. I know I need to be in
> > network to use PPP, but not sure how it should look. I am only listed in
> > network once and it reads:
> > wheel:*:0:root,ronald.
>   ^^^^^^^
> 
> I take it that's a typo or paste-o and should be
> 
> network:*:0:root,ronald
> 

Doh! After suggesting you made a careless cut 'n' paste I made one
myself. Of couse it can't be gid 0, that's wheel, and you don't need
root in the group. Try something like

network:*:67:ronald


> > Where else should I be added and is there any
> > thing I should add in ppp.conf to be able to dial up?
> > 
> 
> You need to add ``allow user ronald'' to /etc/ppp/ppp.conf as well *or
> ``allow user *'' to allow all users in the network group).
> 
> > Ronald
> > P.S. Found something for Gates and Windows haters:
> > Perhaps the Most Truthful:
> > on Microsoft marketing:
> > "There won't be anything we won't say to people to try and convince them
> > that our way is the way to go."
> > 
> > more to be found here:
> > http://www.dimensional.com/~schaffet/microsuck.html
> > 
> > 
> > 
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