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List:       kde-user
Subject:    Re: KPPP and PPPoE
From:       Vadim Plessky <lucy-ples () mtu-net ! ru>
Date:       2000-08-14 4:10:21
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On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, mick tooher wrote:

Hello All!

it would be great if somebody can advise how to setup KPPP to dial from 
another account, not Root.
Either from KDE1 or KDE2 Kppp rejects to dial up connection.
As far as I understand it wants PPPD, and can't find it when not Root.
(I have standard USRobotics 56K External Faxmodem, connected to COM1:)

-- 
Best Regards,


Vadim Plessky

> Hi All,
>
> Thanks for the info. I was able to set up a program to
> run as suid root. Now I'd like to set this up with an
> simple push ON/OFF button Icon. I know how to create a
> Icon to switch the DSL on and another seperate icon to
> switch the DSL OFF. How can I combine more than one
> function in on "that same icon". For example the kde
> icon for CD-ROM either mounts OR unmounts the CD-ROM
> depending on it's current sataus. Also the Icon for
> the CD-rom changes depending on sataus. Is this type
> of icon easy to set up.
>
> Mick
>
> --- dep <dep@snet.net> wrote:
> > On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, mick tooher wrote:
> > | PPPoE still needs to start the pppd demon. I seem
> >
> > to
> >
> > | only be able to do this as root. Somehow KPPP
> >
> > seems to
> >
> > | have overcome this problem. Can anybody explain
> >
> > how.
> >
> > kppp is suid root.
> >
> > --
>
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