establishing ppp connection as non-root

2003-10-02 Thread Alphonse Ogulla
Hi all, I configured ppp successfully using pppconfig and make use of pon/poff commands to bring up and bring down the link respectively. However, pon only works when ran as root and refuses otherwise. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ pon please configure /etc/ppp/peers/provider or use a command line

Re: establishing ppp connection as non-root

2003-10-02 Thread Andreas Janssen
Hello Alphonse Ogulla ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Is it possible to run pon as non root? Tried changing some parameters in /etc/ppp/options and /etc/ppp/peers/provider with little or no success. Anyway, if it is possible then how does one go about it. Add your user account to the dip group to

Re: establishing ppp connection as non-root

2003-10-02 Thread Simon Tod
--- Alphonse Ogulla [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I configured ppp successfully using pppconfig and make use of pon/poff commands to bring up and bring down the link respectively. However, pon only works when ran as root and refuses otherwise. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ pon please

Re: establishing ppp connection as non-root

2003-10-02 Thread Rodrigo Agerri
That remarkable Thu, Oct 02, 2003 at 12:36, Alphonse Ogulla wrote: Hi all, I configured ppp successfully using pppconfig and make use of pon/poff commands to bring up and bring down the link respectively. However, pon only works when ran as root and refuses otherwise. run pppconfig, choose

Re: establishing ppp connection as non-root [solved]

2003-10-02 Thread Alphonse Ogulla
On Thursday 02 October 2003 12:36, Alphonse Ogulla wrote: Hi all, I configured ppp successfully using pppconfig and make use of pon/poff commands to bring up and bring down the link respectively. However, pon only works when ran as root and refuses otherwise. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ pon