On Wed, 2005-05-18 at 08:10 -0400, Mark Weaver wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm wondering about something that seems a bit odd. I've setup a CentOS
> 4 box for a client that is "still" using dial-up and to activate the
> connection appears to require root privileges. Why is this?
>
> The reason Linux was loaded on this box was to provide a very functional
> box that could be easily locked down so when the cat was away the mice
> couldn't play, however, if the mice need root access to activate the
> dial-up connection this really defeats the purpose.
>
> Whats up with Kppp needing root access?
>
> thanks,
>
> Mark
It seems that modifying the file /etc/resolv.conf is the reason for
requiring root.
If your ISP has the same DNS servers every connect, you can manually
set /etc/resolv.conf ... otherwise, you will need to make that file up-
datable by the people who are going to login via KPPP
http://gershwin.ens.fr/vdaniel/Doc-Locale/Outils-Gnu-Linux/Kde/kppp/kppp-7.html
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