[CentOS] KPPP: why root?
Johnny Hughes
mailing-lists at hughesjr.com
Wed May 18 12:39:41 UTC 2005
On Wed, 2005-05-18 at 08:10 -0400, Mark Weaver wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm wondering about something that seems a bit odd. I've setup a CentOS
> 4 box for a client that is "still" using dial-up and to activate the
> connection appears to require root privileges. Why is this?
>
> The reason Linux was loaded on this box was to provide a very functional
> box that could be easily locked down so when the cat was away the mice
> couldn't play, however, if the mice need root access to activate the
> dial-up connection this really defeats the purpose.
>
> Whats up with Kppp needing root access?
>
> thanks,
>
> Mark
KPPP has required a root password forever :)
I don't know if this works, but here it is:
http://www.linuxgazette.com/node/3759
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