Re: Red Hat 7.3: user access to ppp without root password

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Author: Jeremy C. Reed
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To: plug-discuss
Subject: Re: Red Hat 7.3: user access to ppp without root password
On Mon, 8 Mar 2004, Bill Jonas wrote:

> Doesn't pppd need to modify network interfaces (like ppp0) and
> manipulate the routing table? I would think that simply having write
> permissions on the appropriate serial devices would be insufficient, but
> it's been a while since I've done dialup, so I could be mistaken.


You are right.

This reminds me that I'd like to try a Linux with advanced ACLs that can
allow different users to have routing/interface configuration privileges.

Jeremy C. Reed
http://www.reedmedia.net/

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