Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 18:03:58 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Ken Seggerman <suleyman@echonyc.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: user PPP only works for root Message-ID: <19990901180358.B283@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.10.9908312325001.239-100000@echonyc.com>; from Ken Seggerman on Tue, Aug 31, 1999 at 11:53:31PM -0400 References: <Pine.GSO.4.10.9908312325001.239-100000@echonyc.com>
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On Tue, Aug 31, 1999 at 11:53:31PM -0400, Ken Seggerman wrote:
> I am running FreeBSD 3.1 on a Pentium 486 machine, and have the user ppp
> that came with the release (PPP Version 2.0 - $Date: 1998/12/14 01:15:34)
>
> It no longer says "User Process PPP. Writen by Toshiaru OHNO."
>
> I have been using user ppp for some time now, but have only recently
> tried to break the habit of doing everthing as root, but still have to su
> to use ppp.
>
> I have added an allow users line in my /etc/ppp/ppp.conf
>
> default:
> allow user suleyman
> set speed 115200
> set device /dev/cuaa0
>
> I have changed the permissions for /usr/sbin/ppp, /dev/tun0, and
> /dev/cuaa0 still I get the following
>
> $ ppp
> Working in interactive mode
> Warning: No available tunnel devices found (Permission denied).
> Warning: bundle_Create: No such file or directory
>
> Any suggestions would be most welcome.
>
You did add the user ``suleyman'' to the group ``network'', didn't you?
>
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