kppp doesn't know modem initialisation strings !

[John Summerfied]

akonstam at trinity.edu wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 31, 2005 at 06:25:40AM +0530, Parameshwara Bhat wrote:
> 
>>Hello List,
>>
>>I am updated to latest (3.5) KDE from kde-redhat repository.When I run  
>>kppp,(sudo /usr/sbin/kppp),
>>set correct modem port and ISP account.It just can't dial.
>>
>>When I checked in the configure dialogs,under 'modem commands',nothing is  
>>listed. Kppp has forgotten all the modem initialisation strings!
>>
>>Now, I run it as user,again the same.No initialisation strings.I give the  
>>chosen modem a name,save it and go to create a new modem,all the  
>>initialisation strings are there.But I cannot run it as I have no access  
>>right to modem as a user.
> 
> Stop me if you know this. There are 2 kppp files on the machine.
> /usr/sbin/kppp is the actual program. /usr/bin/kppp is really a link
> to consolehelper and is set up for the user to run kppp.
> However, I have only had success setting /usr/sbin/kppp to SUID and
> running it as a normal user.

The symlink to consolehelper is Red Hat's way to wrap stuff that 
ordinarily requires root privilege (such shutdown and halt) and control 
their use with PAM.

This allows, for example, you to halt the system with the halt command 
if you're logged in from a virtual console, but not if you've connected 
using ssh. If PAM says you can do it, consolehelper execs the same-named 
program fron /sbin (and maybe from other sbin directories, I don't recall).

I think this is documented in the consolehelper package; if not, browse 
the EL docs on Red Hat's website.





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