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RE: Permission problem
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (mmalecha@utmem1.utmem.edu)
Wed Nov 6 19:46:06 1996
From: mmalecha@utmem1.utmem.edu
Date: Wed, 06 Nov 96 18:34:08 -0500
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>From: Paul Waldo[SMTP:pww@ssds.com]
>Sent: woensdag 6 november 1996 15:06
>To: redhat-list@redhat.com
>Subject: Permission problem
>
>When I try to run my ppp-on command as a non-root user, I get the
>following error:
>
>[pww@ozymandias present]$ /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup
>/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0
>[pww@ozymandias present]$ /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ppp:
>/var/run/ifup-ppp-ppp0.pid: Permission denied
as root try:
chmod u+s /usr/sbin/pppd
>I can't see why it would fail since the scripts are suid root. Anyone
>have any clues? Thanks.
scripts do not have to be suid root.
Check updated ppp-howto on sunsite www for more info on file permissions,
group setup and security considerations.
--------- Mark
--------- mmalecha@utmem1.utmem.edu
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