[Cooker] kppp missing when installing a networking client

2003-08-23 Thread Keld Jørn Simonsen
Hi!

I think kppp should be standard when installing a network client.
It is the only modem setup utility that has been working for me (except
some redhat utility, but that is another story).

keld



Re: [Cooker] kppp and suid

2003-08-16 Thread Olivier Blin
> It seems that pppd can't be run as non-root user.
> I've tried and pppd writes the following to syslog:
> "/usr/sbin/pppd: must be root to run /usr/sbin/pppd, since it is not
> setuid-root"

Errm, perhaps I was wrong, I tried to set device on pppd command line
...

But a strace on pppd gave this :
geteuid32() = 501
write(2, "/usr/sbin/pppd: must be root to "..., 80/usr/sbin/pppd: must
be root to run /usr/sbin/pppd, since it is not setuid-root

Shouldn't geteuid32() return 0 since geteuid() returns the effective
user ID of the current process. The effective ID corresponds to the set
ID bit on the file being executed, so root with pppd.

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Re: [Cooker] kppp and suid

2003-08-16 Thread Olivier Blin
> pppd running as root != pppd running by root

yes

> The only way to dial up for user is to use peer scripts and having
> pppd setuid root. This way pppd can be started by user, since pppd
> call  is not a priviliged option. :)

It seems that pppd can't be run as non-root user.
I've tried and pppd writes the following to syslog:
"/usr/sbin/pppd: must be root to run /usr/sbin/pppd, since it is not
setuid-root"

But pppd is setuid root ...
$ ls -l /usr/sbin/pppd
-rwsr-xr-t1 root root   221656 aoû 13 12:03 /usr/sbin/pppd

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Re: [Cooker] kppp and suid

2003-08-16 Thread Steffen Barszus
Am Samstag, 16. August 2003 22:37 schrieb Olivier Blin:
> > > kppp has root suid, is it really necessary ?
> > > pppd has already root suid, shouldn't it be be enough ?
> >
> > no, since kppp needs to write into /etc/ppp/*
>
> Does it really need to write there ?
> No way to use ~/.ppprc only ?
>
> I've noticed that all dialers use /var/lock/LCK..ttyS? files.
> So they must be run as root.
> This prevent for example wvdial to be run as non-root user.

Well nothing to discuss here. 

pppd running as root != pppd running by root

The only way to dial up for user is to use peer scripts and having pppd setuid 
root. This way pppd can be started by user, since pppd call  is not a 
priviliged option. :)

Steffen



Re: [Cooker] kppp and suid

2003-08-16 Thread Olivier Blin
> > kppp has root suid, is it really necessary ?
> > pppd has already root suid, shouldn't it be be enough ?
> no, since kppp needs to write into /etc/ppp/*
 
Does it really need to write there ?
No way to use ~/.ppprc only ?

I've noticed that all dialers use /var/lock/LCK..ttyS? files.
So they must be run as root.
This prevent for example wvdial to be run as non-root user.

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Re: [Cooker] kppp and suid

2003-08-16 Thread Steffen Barszus
Am Samstag, 16. August 2003 21:20 schrieb Diego Iastrubni:
> בשבת, 16 באוגוסט 2003, 21:25, Steffen Barszus כתב:
> > Am Samstag, 16. August 2003 19:13 schrieb Olivier Blin:
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > kppp has root suid, is it really necessary ?
> > > pppd has already root suid, shouldn't it be be enough ?
> >
> > pppd setuid root => pppd has access to all files it needs as well as
> > devices and is able to set the route
> > kppp setuid root => using pppd as you were root, needed since using pppd
> > as user you have only limited access to pppd. you can only dial with
> > peerscripts and not set priviliged options. So kppp not running setuid
> > root would result in not beeing able to use it at all.
> >
> > Steffen
>
> but if kppp is run as normal user, and then it invokes pppd which is suid
> root, then pppd will become root no?

What I mean is the following (man pppd):

   As  indicated  above,  some  security-sensitive options are privileged,
   which means that they may not be used  by  an  ordinary  non-privileged
   user  running  a  setuid-root  pppd, either on the command line, in the
   user's ~/.ppprc file, or in an options file read using the file option.
   Privileged  options  may  be  used  in  /etc/ppp/options  file or in an
   options file read using the call option.  If pppd is being run  by  the
   root user, privileged options can be used without restriction.

If pppd is setuid root it has access as if it is root, but it is not run as if 
root has started it. 

Steffen



Re: [Cooker] kppp and suid

2003-08-16 Thread Diego Iastrubni
בשבת, 16 באוגוסט 2003, 21:25, Steffen Barszus כתב:
> Am Samstag, 16. August 2003 19:13 schrieb Olivier Blin:
> > Hi
> >
> > kppp has root suid, is it really necessary ?
> > pppd has already root suid, shouldn't it be be enough ?
>
> pppd setuid root => pppd has access to all files it needs as well as
> devices and is able to set the route
> kppp setuid root => using pppd as you were root, needed since using pppd as
> user you have only limited access to pppd. you can only dial with
> peerscripts and not set priviliged options. So kppp not running setuid root
> would result in not beeing able to use it at all.
>
> Steffen

but if kppp is run as normal user, and then it invokes pppd which is suid 
root, then pppd will become root no?

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Re: [Cooker] kppp and suid

2003-08-16 Thread Steffen Barszus
Am Samstag, 16. August 2003 19:13 schrieb Olivier Blin:
> Hi
>
> kppp has root suid, is it really necessary ?
> pppd has already root suid, shouldn't it be be enough ?

pppd setuid root => pppd has access to all files it needs as well as devices 
and is able to set the route
kppp setuid root => using pppd as you were root, needed since using pppd as 
user you have only limited access to pppd. you can only dial with peerscripts 
and not set priviliged options. So kppp not running setuid root would result 
in not beeing able to use it at all. 

Steffen



Re: [Cooker] kppp and suid

2003-08-16 Thread Michael Scherer
On Saturday 16 August 2003 19:51, Diego Iastrubni wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > kppp has root suid, is it really necessary ?
> > pppd has already root suid, shouldn't it be be enough ?
>
> no, since kppp needs to write into /etc/ppp/*

what about using a group for this ?
/etc/ppp/ could be group writeable, and kppp sgid to this group.

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Re: [Cooker] kppp and suid

2003-08-16 Thread Diego Iastrubni
בשבת, 16 באוגוסט 2003, 20:13, Olivier Blin כתב:
> Hi
>
> kppp has root suid, is it really necessary ?
> pppd has already root suid, shouldn't it be be enough ?
no, since kppp needs to write into /etc/ppp/*

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[Cooker] kppp and suid

2003-08-16 Thread Olivier Blin
Hi

kppp has root suid, is it really necessary ?
pppd has already root suid, shouldn't it be be enough ?

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Re: [Cooker] kppp messing up CHAP logins?

2002-08-12 Thread Ian Davey

On Mon, 2002-08-12 at 19:32, Crispin Boylan wrote:
> Hi
> i've tried to use kppp with BTOpenworld here in the uk (it uses CHAP 
> authentication) but no matter what I do, it won't connect.  However, my 
> other ISP Easynet which uses PAP for authentication connects perfectly 
> everytime.
> 
> using just the normal pppd scripts works fine for both its only in kppp 
> that problems occur..incidently with Easynet CHAP and PAP is supported 
> and CHAP doesnt work for easynet in kppp either, whilst using pppd 
> scripts with it and chap work fine as well.
> 

It works fine for me. I use kppp to connect to BTInternet, so don't
think it's a general issue.

ian.





[Cooker] kppp messing up CHAP logins?

2002-08-12 Thread Crispin Boylan

Hi
i've tried to use kppp with BTOpenworld here in the uk (it uses CHAP 
authentication) but no matter what I do, it won't connect.  However, my 
other ISP Easynet which uses PAP for authentication connects perfectly 
everytime.

using just the normal pppd scripts works fine for both its only in kppp 
that problems occur..incidently with Easynet CHAP and PAP is supported 
and CHAP doesnt work for easynet in kppp either, whilst using pppd 
scripts with it and chap work fine as well.

is this a mandrake/kde/ppp bug?

kdenetwork-3.0.2-9mdk
ppp-2.4.1-6mdk
kdebase-3.0.2-28mdk
kdelibs-3.0.2-16mdk

cheers
cris.





Re: [Cooker] kppp and wrong permission on /etc/resolv.conf

2001-08-25 Thread OS

I posted this to the KDE bug system, but so far no feed back.

Owen

On Saturday 25 Aug 2001 4:03 pm, you wrote:
> Hi all,
> is someone fixing that boring bugs on kppp? Each time kppp starts, files
> /etc/resolve.conf has permission
>
> -rw---rootWHO_USED_KPPP  resolv.conf
>
> C.




[Cooker] kppp and wrong permission on /etc/resolv.conf

2001-08-25 Thread Claudio

Hi all,
is someone fixing that boring bugs on kppp? Each time kppp starts, files 
/etc/resolve.conf has permission

-rw---  rootWHO_USED_KPPP  resolv.conf

C.




RE: [Cooker] kppp problem

2001-08-22 Thread Borsenkow Andrej


> 
> Yes, I reported this a few days ago to the kde bug system. When kppp
drops
> the connection it changes the permisions on /etc/resolv.conf to
"-r---
> -
> root root" so mere mortals cannot even read it. I now keep a root
console
> open just to reset the permissions on the file !!! It all works then.
> 

Actually it is "root ". Which does change the
fact that it is root-only readable.


-andrej




Re: [Cooker] kppp problem

2001-08-22 Thread OS

Yes, I reported this a few days ago to the kde bug system. When kppp drops 
the connection it changes the permisions on /etc/resolv.conf to "-r  
root root" so mere mortals cannot even read it. I now keep a root console 
open just to reset the permissions on the file !!! It all works then. 

Owen

On Wednesday 22 Aug 2001 8:25 pm, you wrote:
> As I just joined the list, I don't know if this problem has been brought up
> before.  I am having a problem with kppp going in and changing perms on
> /etc/resolv.conf to 600.  Then neither kppp nor the browsers are able to
> access /etc/resolv.conf.  Anybody aware of whats going on here?
>
> Thanks,
>
> George Mitchell
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]




[Cooker] kppp problem

2001-08-22 Thread George Mitchell

As I just joined the list, I don't know if this problem has been brought up
before.  I am having a problem with kppp going in and changing perms on
/etc/resolv.conf to 600.  Then neither kppp nor the browsers are able to access
/etc/resolv.conf.  Anybody aware of whats going on here?

Thanks,

George Mitchell
[EMAIL PROTECTED]





[Cooker] kppp and PCI modem (/dev/ttyS4) problem

2001-08-18 Thread Borsenkow Andrej

As you know :-) serial driver enumerates PCI modems starting with ttyS4 
(COM5) leaving first four COM ports reserved for legacy devices.

Because devfs won't remember my /dev/modem :-) I decided ti reconfigure 
kppp to use /dev/ttyS4. It turned out, it suggests only /dev/ttyS{0-3} 
*or* /dev/modem. Cool, is not it?

It makes me wonder what happens if I use draknet to configure higher 
ports (it allows 8 ports). Anyway - anybody cares to fix kppp to allow 
higher port numbers?

-andrej




[Cooker] kppp issue

2001-05-31 Thread SI Reasoning

I tried inputing a new account into kppp and I could
not get it to work for me... kept getting errors. But
accounts I had previously set up worked fine. I went
to $HOME/.kde/share/config/kppprc to search for any
differences and noticed that the one that did not work
was set to Authentication=0 while the ones that worked
were set to Authentication=1. I made that change and
it worked properly. 

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[Cooker] kppp does not disconnect on exiting X

2001-01-12 Thread OS

Hello,

kppp does not disconnect when exiting X (and it doesn't matter whether
the 'disconnect on X server shutdown' is checked or not).

Owen





Re: [Cooker] KPPP

2000-10-09 Thread Peter Ruskin

On Sun, 08 Oct 2000, Christopher Molnar wrote:
> On Thu, 05 Oct 2000, Prana wrote:
> > Hiya,
> >  KPPP doesn't dock anymore. I missed KDE1 when KPPP can dock into the
> > panel when it dials up. Note that  I didn't try this yet on 1.99
> > though...
>
> kppp ---> setup ---> misc tab  and select dock on connect.
>
You also need to add the System Tray applet to your panel.
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Re: [Cooker] KPPP

2000-10-08 Thread Jason Straight

What's the button that seems to be below quit on disconnect in kppp misc 
options? on mine I can barely see the top of a button.





On Sun, 08 Oct 2000, you wrote:
> > >  KPPP doesn't dock anymore. I missed KDE1 when KPPP can dock into the
> > > panel when it dials up. Note that  I didn't try this yet on 1.99
> > > though...
> >
> > kppp ---> setup ---> misc tab  and select dock on connect.
>
> I think you're wrong. KDE2 doens't support docking of KDE1-Apps.
> (But perhaps kppp is ready for KDE2, I didn't test this...)
>
> I also would like to repeat what I already wrote twice but never got an
> answer: In 7.2beta3, a kppp link appears on the KDE2-Desktop captionned
> "Internet". I think this is no good since people without a modem cannot
> dial with kppp. Any answers?




Re: [Cooker] KPPP

2000-10-08 Thread Michael Stucki

> >  KPPP doesn't dock anymore. I missed KDE1 when KPPP can dock into the
> > panel when it dials up. Note that  I didn't try this yet on 1.99
> > though...
> 
> kppp ---> setup ---> misc tab  and select dock on connect.
> 

I think you're wrong. KDE2 doens't support docking of KDE1-Apps.
(But perhaps kppp is ready for KDE2, I didn't test this...)

I also would like to repeat what I already wrote twice but never got an answer:
In 7.2beta3, a kppp link appears on the KDE2-Desktop captionned "Internet".
I think this is no good since people without a modem cannot dial with kppp.
Any answers?





Re: [Cooker] KPPP

2000-10-08 Thread Christopher Molnar

On Thu, 05 Oct 2000, Prana wrote:
> Hiya,
>  KPPP doesn't dock anymore. I missed KDE1 when KPPP can dock into the
> panel when it dials up. Note that  I didn't try this yet on 1.99
> though...

kppp ---> setup ---> misc tab  and select dock on connect.

-Chris




[Cooker] KPPP

2000-10-05 Thread Prana

Hiya,
 KPPP doesn't dock anymore. I missed KDE1 when KPPP can dock into the
panel when it dials up. Note that  I didn't try this yet on 1.99
though...

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[Cooker] kppp command line failure reproducible error

2000-09-19 Thread Con Kolivas

Latest kppp in kdenetwork seems to suffer a reproducible bug. I have 
multiple dial-up ISPs and have connected with ISP1 and then disconnected, if 
I try to connect with ISP2 using  the command line option kppp -c ISP2 it 
fails. It appears to confuse the last used ISP connection with the command 
line one. I'm not sure if it's trying to pass the wrong password or 
authentication type but repeatedly fails.
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Re: [Cooker] kppp doesnt work with normal user (kde2 beta 4)

2000-09-01 Thread Vadim Plessky


It is known problem. There was discussion on KDE-User list concerning this 
appx. 2 weeks ago.
Unfortunately, I was the only Mandrake user, and proposed solution was not 
working for me (edit pam file for kppp)
Take a look on kde-user archieve.


Vadim

On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, Andrew Kirrage wrote:

|  |  When logged on as a normal user( not root), kppp doesnt work in the
| current kde2 beta . Firstly it says 'unable to open lock file'. Then when I
| untick the use lock file box it says 'unable to open modem'
|
|  Thanks
|
|  Andrew


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[Cooker] kppp doesnt work with normal user (kde2 beta 4)

2000-08-31 Thread Andrew Kirrage



When logged on as a normal user( not root), 
kppp doesnt work in the current kde2 beta . Firstly it says 'unable to open 
lock file'. Then when I untick the use lock file box it says 'unable 
to open modem'
 
Thanks
 
Andrew 


Re: [Cooker] Kppp and some permissions problems

2000-05-09 Thread Guillaume Cottenceau

Civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Custom
> 
> Low Security
> 
> Passwoeds were activated.
> 
> User gets message that suid bit not set in pppd and kppp cannot run
> please contact system administrator
> 
> OK
> 
> pppd suid bit set with chmod.
> 
> User now hangs on "cannot create lock file" and "cannot open modem"
> 
> This may need some attention before release.
> 
> Civileme

you have tried an older version.

i just tried it, it works nice.

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Re: [Cooker] Kppp and some permissions problems

2000-05-09 Thread Guillaume Cottenceau

Civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Custom
> 
> Low Security
> 
> Passwoeds were activated.
> 
> User gets message that suid bit not set in pppd and kppp cannot run
> please contact system administrator
> 
> OK
> 
> pppd suid bit set with chmod.
> 
> User now hangs on "cannot create lock file" and "cannot open modem"

chmod +s /usr/bin/kppp

> This may need some attention before release.

sure.

> 
> Civileme
> 
> 
> 
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[Cooker] Kppp and some permissions problems

2000-05-09 Thread Civileme

Custom

Low Security

Passwoeds were activated.

User gets message that suid bit not set in pppd and kppp cannot run
please contact system administrator

OK

pppd suid bit set with chmod.

User now hangs on "cannot create lock file" and "cannot open modem"

This may need some attention before release.

Civileme



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[Cooker] KPPP Desktop Icon (as user) is not displaying.

1999-12-27 Thread Roger

Kppp Desktop Icon (as user) is not displaying.