Since pppd needs to set up the routes etc. it has to be SUID ROOT.
salman khan wrote:
>
> I have made an account on linux 5.2(redhat) . Gave it the requsite
> rights to dial out. But it gives error :
>
> usr/sbin/pppd must be root to run since its not setuid-root.
>
> I have tried changing group as well as owner but to no avail.Pls advice
> the way that would not jeopardise the seq of my sys and solve prb
>
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