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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    Bug#2182: KPPP: modem always says BUSY with non-root user
From:       Harri Porten <porten () tu-harburg ! de>
Date:       1999-10-22 10:16:42
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On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, BROWN Nick wrote:

> Package: kppp
> Version: 1.1.2
> 
> Running on Debian 2.1 with Linux kernel 2.0.36
> 
> kppp works fine with username=root
> 
> With another username, modem dials but always says "BUSY".
> 
> /dev/modem permissions are OK (otherwise I couldn't get to the device).

Is kppp running setuid root, i.e. have you tried if issuing "chmod u+s 
$KDEDIR/bin/kppp" helps ?

Harri.

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