yes, wvdial needs to be run as root..
means you have three choices. 1. add it to rc.local so it runs as root on boot. 2. suid it, so it runs with roots permissions, (potentially dangerous security wise if not done correctly. 3. su into root and start it when you want it. Thats pretty much all you can do.. I think there are graphical dialers that are frontends for wvdial that can do the suid for you.. you might want to check them out. rgds Frank -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dennis Myers Sent: Sunday, 24 February 2002 9:09 AM To: Newbie Linux-Mandrake Subject: [newbie] wvdial permissions Another wvdial question, when I try to dial with wvdial, I have to su to root and use it there. As a user it tells me that the device is busy. Seems like a permissions problem, but can not find anything in the logs that looks like a reference to ppp or wvdial. I don't know if it is a problem to run wvdial from a su console, but it makes me nervous. Any suggestions are appreciated. -- Dennis M. registered linux user # 180842
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