[1750] in RedHat Linux List
Re: PPP problems
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Gupta, Shinu)
Wed Oct 30 02:03:18 1996
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 23:38:03 -0500 (EST)
From: "Gupta, Shinu" <shinu@webvalue.com>
To: Robert Hart <hartr@interweft.com.au>
cc: redhat-list@redhat.com
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.961030102429.21591F-100000@archenland>
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On Wed, 30 Oct 1996, Robert Hart wrote:
> >
> > and I get error in the message file:
> >
> > Oct 11 11:05:13 prachi pppd[627]: pppd 2.1.2 started by root, uid 0 Oct
> > 11 11:05:13 prachi pppd[627]: ioctl(TIOCSCTTY): Operation not permitted
> > Oct 11 11:05:13 prachi pppd[627]: Exit.
> >
> > When I type the same stuff on command line - every thing works fine.
> > How can I make it work though the script file?
>
> When you type it on the command line, you are logged in as root I suspect.
> When you try and execute the script, you are an ordinary user.
>
> Sigh
>
> This is a FAQ. Quick solution - 'chmod u+s /usr/sbin/pppd'
I tried 'chmod u+s /usr/sbin/pppd' as you suggested - still the same error.
BTW, I was trying both from the script and the command line as ROOT.
Shinu
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