Subject: Re: another newbie question(re:Fdisk install problems)
From: Ana Cruz and Joe DiCastro (anacruz@ameritech.net)
Date: Thu Nov 11 1999 - 22:30:07 MST
on 11/11/99 11:36 PM, Evan Read at eread@netaccess.co.nz wrote:
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> Sounds like you need to set the UID bit. This will allow kppp to run as
> root (which it has to) even when launched by a user.
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> If you want to use the KDE interface, go into /usr/bin and right mouse click
> (or hit keypad "=" key) on kppp and find "Permissions" in the box that comes
> up.
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> Tick the Set UID box. Also make sure that kppp is executable to owner,
> group AND others.
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> on 12/11/99 12:26, Joseph Clark at josephcl@yahoo.com wrote:
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>> So, after taking all the advice I got the other day, I
>> did successfully get my YDL-powerd IMac to dial into
>> my ISP via ppp.
>>
>> However, it only works from my root account, not from
>> my standard user account. I'm using KDE and kppp to
>> dial in, and when I open it as a mere user, it says
>> somethign about pppd not being installed. Which it is.
>> Also, the configuration for my ISP that I created as
>> root is not available to me as a user, so I had to
>> re-enter information. My question is: Is there an easy
>> way to make my "preferences" that I set up as root
>> available to some or all users? And why would pppd be
>> available to root but not to a user. Thanks for any
>> help you can offer.
>>
>> I promise, months from now I will come back and give
>> advice to NEW newbies. I swear.
>>
>> thanks,
>> -joe
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MY mistake!
I responded to the wrong message. EVAN--ignore my last response. It was
supposed to be a response to "FDISK Install problems" and addressed to Eric
Bickford.
Joe
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