Add on top of that wish list of things that need to be done, setting the SUID
on pppd?
David Warman wrote:
> I also have this problem. BUT ... the permissions get changed
> back to 660 the next time a ppp session happens. Why?
> How to prevent?
>
> Uncle Meat wrote:
>
> > On 03-Jul-99 root opined:
> > > I feel almost ashamed to ask this question but...
> > >
> > > Root has acces to /dev/modem and I'm able to dial up and use the
> > > internet and everything funky like that.
> > >
> > > My normal user though has no access to the modem. Even when I try to
> > > start up something like 'minicom' i get
> > >
> > > "no access to /dev/modem :Permission Denyed"
> > >
> > > What exacty to I need to do to solve this little problem? /dev/modem
> > > is
> > > a link to /dev/ttyS1.
> >
> > Change the permissions on /dev/ttyS1.
> >
> > Permissions on links are world readable/writeable/exectuable. But, the
> > files or devices they point to may not be. That stops the use of said
> > device or file by a user other than the owner, unless the permissions
> > are set to allow it.
> >
> > ---
> > Hell, if you understood everything I said, you'd be me!
> >
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