Probably (I think) you can make pppd itself suid root:
chmod u+s /usr/sbin/pppd
then be _very_ careful about who you allow to execute pppd.
And, of course, who can _change_ pppd :-)
Lawson
On Mon, 10 May 1999, Buddy Brannan wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> I'm trying to get a handle on all this stuff still. I'm quickly
learning
> that experience with a dialup shell isn't enough to prepare one for
running
> Linux. Not entirely, anyway.
>
> Still haven't got mail set up, but I'm starting to get the faintest
glimmer
> of a clue...am looking into fetchmail and fetchpop.
>
> But the question of the day is this. ... While I can apparently run
ppp-go
> and ppp-off as a user, they don't work unless I'm either logged in or
su'ed
> to root, then the PPP connection goes fine. Then I can do whatever I
like
> as a user. When I'm done, I can get back into root and disconnect.
> Wondering though if this is normal, or if there's something I need to
> change, and if so, will that change impact system security? (I'm sure
it
> will and that my system is currently not terribly secure...for example,
I
> just compiled screen and didn't really mess with anything since I don't
> know what I'm doing...and it works, but. Well you know.)
>
> Yes, I am slogging through howtos and the like, but it's not always
easy
> reading.
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Buddy Brannan
> Internet America Customer Care Technician
> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> The 1-800-Be-A-Geek people :)
>
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