Re: ppp dialup

["TODD WITTER" <witter wpr org>]

Actually, I'm using the Storm Linux 2000.  I'm not sure about the 
etc/pam.d settings.  I'll see if I have those to work with.  Thanks for 
the start.  If anyone else has any additional brainy ideas, I would 
love to read them!  Thanks!
Todd
witter@wpr.org

On 21 Jun 00, at 11:51, joseph@lascaux.ca wrote:

> try using the pam.d settings if you are using RedHat.
> look in /etc/pam.d for files
> 
> Essentially, you make an entry here,
> and then you link pppd to consolehelper ( I think )
> Then, every time ou dial out, it will ask you for your password. - the
> system password .
> If you logged in with user foo , password barr, type in bar.
> 
> That should start you off.
> 
> in /etc/pam.d,
> you can copy the entries for halt or shutdown or reboot to another file
> there named pppd
> 
> 
> I've ahd the same problem and got around it this way.
> Now if I could only get rid of the password prompt...
> 
> 
> regards,
> joseph
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: TODD WITTER <witter@wpr.org>
> To: <gnome-list@gnome.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 12:16 PM
> Subject: ppp dialup
> 
> 
> > Hi folks -- Newbie Alert!!
> >
> > I've just entered the land of enlightenment.  It's okay -- a bit slow
> > and chunky -- but it works.
> > Anyway, I want to be able to dialup my ISP as a regular user
> > without having to login as root at anytime.
> > Possible?
> > I tied setting uid pppd as root but when I dial up it then says
> > permission denied and something to do with etc/ppp/options.
> > Where should I go from there or if anyone has a better route to
> > being able to connect and surf without being root I'm all ears!
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Todd
> > witter@wpr.org
> >
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