On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 08:25:06AM -0800, Nate Amsden wrote: > Nico De Ranter wrote: > > > > Howdy, > > > > I'm installing a little ppp server for a special project. The ppp daemon > > needs to be started by a non-root user. I've added the user to the dialout > > group however the default permission are: > > > > crw-r----- 1 root dialout 4, 64 Nov 30 16:23 /dev/ttyS0 > > > > in stead of > > > > crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 4, 64 Nov 30 16:23 /dev/ttyS0 > > > > I tried chmod but the next time I reboot the permissions are reset to > > crw-r----- again. How can I switch off this behaviour? Having the user > > log in as root is really not an option. > > if it were my box i'd just make a script and have it execute as the last thing > on boot and change the permissions back.
I'm not realy sure whether it's something at boot time or from a cron job. I know there are some pesky little scripts that insist on doing some security checks from cron.daily. Anyway, I'll try it, thanks. Nico > > nate > > -- > ::: > ICQ: 75132336 > http://www.aphroland.org/ > http://www.linuxpowered.net/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------- "It has been said that there are only two businesses that refer to customers as users: illegal drug trade and the computer industry." --------------------------------------------------------- Nico De Ranter Sony Service Center (SDCE/NEE-B) Sint Stevens Woluwestraat 55 (Rue de Woluwe-Saint-Etienne) 1130 Brussel (Bruxelles), Belgium, Europe, Earth Telephone: +32 2 724 86 41 Telefax: +32 2 726 26 86 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
