[olug] accounts

[Chad S. Lauritsen]

perhaps you don't have setuid on the ppp program???

as root, try 

chmod u+s /usr/sbin/pppd
chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd

Note: If you don't have redhat, the pppd might not be located in
/usr/sbin.

tbrown wrote:
> 
> I have just this week gotten an old computer and finally i can get on
> the internet with it.  My good one the fancy on with all the whistles n
> things will not connect tot he internet.  but!!!!!!
> Now, I guess, since i configured ppp and the modem with root as my
> account it will not let me use  my lesser account to use ppp to connect
> it asks for my root password and when I give it , I get back that there
> is already another instance running ...  What do I do about this?
> 
> Thanks,
> Nate
> 
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