Me too, I use a user account all the time and NEVER use root to access the internet whether its my dsl line or a modem when I take the laptop travelling. Tom Berkley Douglas wrote: > > On Sunday 12 November 2000 08:08 am, you wrote: > > > > I have experienced similar problems with pppd using two different distros, > > Turbolinux (ver 3.6 & 6.0) and Mandrake (ver 7.1) and two different isp's > > (attglobal.net -formerly ibm.net & batelnet.bs - surely the least > > sophisticated isp on the planet). The former isp requires a special logon > > script using /etc/ppp/options and /etc/ppp/pap-secrets whereas the latter > > isp works with the simple script in gnome. > > > > In all cases I can connect to the internet, via Netscape 4.73, only when > > logged on as root (su does not work). The instant appearance of the > > message that ppp daemon died unexpectedly is apparently a notice that > > connect failed. > > > > Changing mode in ppp does not help - on my system at least. > > > > Modifying /etc/ppp/options does not help to log on as non-root because > > access to the file is available only to root - message "access denied". > > > > Because the problem of logging on to the internet as non-root is not > > confined for me to one distro or one isp and the fact that nobody ever > > answers my queries, leads me to suspect that the problem is Linux problem. > > How many people are connecting as root and are ashamed to admit it? > > Nope, I'm logging in with a user account. > > > barton > > > > Anton Graham wrote: > > > Submitted 10-Nov-00 by Ivan: > > > > Hello. > > > > > > Hiya :) > > > > > > > How do I turn off this desire to have > > > > the host authenticate its self? > > > > > > Add noauth to the ppp options > > > > > > > And if you don't mind another question, what is a good mail client > > > > similar to kmail, that will work with out making our magically inclined > > > > friends mad? > > > > > > I've heard good things about balsa. > > > > > > -- > > > Anton Graham GPG ID: 0x18F78541 > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> RSA key available upon request > > > > > > Don't try to outweird me, three-eyes. I get stranger things than you > > > free with my breakfast cereal." > > > -- Zaphod Beeblebrox [Douglas Adams, "Hithiker's Guide to the Galaxy"] > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > > > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. > > ---------------------------------------- > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; name="message.footer" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > Content-Description: > ---------------------------------------- > > -- > Douglas Moreen > email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > phone 406-375-0566 > web http://www.allboot.com > mail AllBoot.Com > 814 Priscilla Way > Hamilton, MT 59840 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: > Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
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