hmmm.. u can also do sudo for kppp
On 5/18/05, Johnny Hughes mailing-lists@hughesjr.com wrote:
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
It seems that modifying the file /etc/resolv.conf is the reason for requiring root.
If your ISP has the same DNS servers every connect, you can manually set /etc/resolv.conf ... otherwise, you will need to make that file up- datable by the people who are going to login via KPPP
http://gershwin.ens.fr/vdaniel/Doc-Locale/Outils-Gnu-Linux/Kde/kppp/kppp-7.h...
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