> In a family situation the parents definitely want to have some control over 
> when their young(-ish) children do the Internet bit.

Ok, both side are true. In some cases you want only root to start the
dialup, in others you don't.

> The root via sudo, or making a dialout group, is a very good solution to the 
> problem.

Yes, if you want to restrict *who* is allowed to initiate a connection.
(Resmgr also makes this dependent on where that user's login came from.)

How does putting your kids into the dialout group control *when* (as you
say) they're allowed to use the internet?

Volker

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