RE: Only root can use PPP

["Avery, Kevin" <kevin mlc net>]

Thanks for everyone's help with this problem. I ran usernet from my user account and it worked very well. 
Thanks again,
Kevin M. Avery
Linux Newbie

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Prestopine, Charles D" <charles d prestopine intel com>
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 21:35:49 -0700 

>I am not sure what the location is ( I am on the road) but do a locate on
>network-scripts. This should show you were the redhat ppp files are
>(ifup-ppp, ifdown-ppp...) I think if you do a chmod on them you should be
>OK... I
>
>% locate network-scripts (if you get a bunch of junk you don't understand
>run updatedb & and then try locate again )
>%chmod -R 755 /blah/blah/blah/network-scripts
>
>of course the easiest way to do this is run the netcfg & and click the radio
>button that says (allow any use to (de)activate connect)
>
>
>Charles D Prestopine
>Platform Components Group
>FM5-79
>1900 Prairie City Rd 
>Folsom, Ca
>95630
>F(916) 356-3106
>P(916) 356-6225
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: 	Avery, Kevin [mailto:kevin mlc net] 
>Sent:	Monday, August 09, 1999 8:55 AM
>To:	redhat-ppp-list redhat com
>Subject:	Only root can use PPP
>
>I have RH 5.2 and I have sucessfully setup PPP and can connect while logged
>in as root. I use network configurator to login. When I login as a user I do
>not get a choice for network configurator, I have set my user account to
>have su priveledges. 
>I have read through all the docs and the only thing I could find was to set
>permissions on the user account, which I have done.
>What am I doing wrong?
>Thanks in advance,
>Kevin M. Avery
>linux newbie
>
>
>-- 
>  PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES!
>		http://www.redhat.com http://archive.redhat.com
>         To unsubscribe: mail redhat-ppp-list-request redhat com with 
>                       "unsubscribe" as the Subject.