> I'm in the group dip and all files in /etc/ppp, /etc/ppp.chatscript, pon > and poff are owned by dip.
A normal Debian installation has no /etc/ppp.chatscript. /etc/chatscripts and /etc/ppp/ should be owned by root but in the dip group: drwx--x--- 2 root dip 1024 Dec 22 17:47 /etc/chatscripts/ drwx--x--- 5 root dip 1024 Feb 20 15:40 /etc/ppp/ The files in /etc/chatscripts/ should be likewise: -rw-r----- 1 root dip 176 Oct 29 19:46 provider With the exception of peers, the files in /etc/ppp should be owned by root and in group root: -rw------- 1 root root 69 Mar 1 1998 chap-secrets -rwxr--r-- 1 root root 1454 Feb 25 1998 ip-down drwxr-xr-- 2 root root 1024 Feb 28 16:59 ip-down.d -rwxr--r-- 1 root root 1452 Feb 25 1998 ip-up drwxr-xr-- 2 root root 1024 Feb 28 16:59 ip-up.d -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 85 Mar 1 1997 no_ppp_on_boot -rw------- 1 root root 9678 Dec 5 22:56 options -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 900 Sep 24 11:02 options.ttyS2 -rw------- 1 root root 385 Sep 28 10:53 pap-secrets drw---x--- 2 root dip 1024 Dec 22 17:47 peers Note that /etc/ppp/peers is owned by root but in group dip. The files in /etc/ppp/peers should be owned by root but in group dip: -rw-r----- 1 root dip 217 Dec 5 22:58 provider 'pon' and 'poff' should be owned by root, in group root, and executable by anyone: -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2712 Dec 27 15:31 /usr/bin/poff -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 45 Jun 18 1998 /usr/bin/pon pppd should be owned by root, in group dip, and setuid: -rwsr-xr-- 1 root dip 105532 Jun 18 1998 /usr/sbin/pppd > The entry for dip is only in gshadow, not in passwd or passwd- dip is a group, not a user. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI