Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 20:14:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Malartre <malartre@aei.ca> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PPP used has a user Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980526201343.13318S-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <3567808D.10689465@aei.ca>
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On Sat, 23 May 1998, Malartre wrote: > My little brother want to use FreeBSD. I gived him a user but I have not > gived him the root password. So he cannot use the modem and the PPP term > > How can I change that? I only want him to use PPP and not other user. > And how can I add him to the operator group? I have tryed /etc/group but > it dont work :-/ > > FreeBSD 2.2.5 I'd suggest installing sudo and giving him permission to run /usr/sbin/ppp only. sudo can grant root access for certain programs only. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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