Alisdair McDiarmid wrote: > > i've got a wierd problem with ppp (the pon command to be > precise). look: > > [root:/home/alisdair/development/c] # ls -l /etc/ppp/peers/green > -rwxrwxrwx 1 root dip 575 Jun 20 03:37 > /etc/ppp/peers/green > [root:/home/alisdair/development/c] # x > exit > [alisdair%letdown ~/development/c] $ cat /etc/ppp/peers/green > cat: /etc/ppp/peers/green: Permission denied > > this is just a test example: i'm trying to get pon to work > normally. alisdair is a member of group dip, but why on earth > is the above happening?
Have you checked the permissions on the directories leading up to the file 'green', ie., etc, ppp, and peers. -- Ed C.