This is not strictly related to this list, as it has nothing, really,
to do with running linux on laptops. The proper place would probably
be something such as the newbie maling list, the address to which can
be found at http://www.linux.org (click on support i think). However,
I'll do my best to help. SUID (Set User ID) is a way under unix
(and linux) that you may allow users to run a program as if they were
someone else. This allows administrators to let people use root-only
commands wihtout actually giving them the root password. the way this
is set is to "chmod 4755 <file>" which will allow everyone to execute
it, root to write (or delete) it, and no matter who ran the program,
it would act like it was run by root. Of course, this could pose security
risks, so you might want to do a "chmod 4750 <file>" and stick yourself
in the same group as root (change /etc/group). Do a "man chmod" for
more information on how this works.
On Tue, 20 Jul 1999, rj wrote:
> I have configured kppp to run on my HP Omnibook 6500CTX and it runs
> satisfactorily with my EigerLabs modem when I logged in as root.
> When I login as a user and try to use kppp I get an error to the
> effect: "pppd not properly installed, the binary must be installed with
> the SUID bit set". I'm really new to Linux and do not know what this
> means and any of the documentation I have looked at is of no help.
> Would some one on the list know what I can do to fix this problem.
>
> If this is not an appropriate question for this list I would
> greatly appreciate being directed to a proper place to pose
> this and similar questions.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
