making a file executable

[Kenneth E Proffitt]

My ISP sent me their help file, see below, and it says to make the file executable.  Would someone explain to me how?

 

Thanks,

 Ken

 

---from my isp---

 

Now you have to create a chat script file called ppp-go to be placed in your /usr/sbin directory it should look like the following with your dialin phone number instead of the number thats there if its not the same and make it executable:

 

#!/bin/sh
/usr/sbin/pppd connect '/usr/sbin/chat -v "" ATDT2920331 CONNECT' &