Bug#617285: pptpsetup: use absolute path for pptp in tunnel file

2017-08-21 Thread James Cameron
Thanks, taken upstream. 63eea745af41f781b60cfdd39813e4f000ead5f0 pptpsetup - use absolute path to pptp /usr/sbin may not be in PATH, especially when pptp is configured for use by non-root user. See discussion in Debian bug 617285.

Bug#617285: pptpsetup: use absolute path for pptp in tunnel file

2017-08-04 Thread Christoph Biedl
tags upstream confirmed thanks Stefan Kisdaroczi wrote... > Please consider applying the attached patch. It should not break anything for > users using pptp as root, but works for more secure setup's using a non-root > user too. That still seems a wise thing to do. James? Christoph

Bug#617285: pptpsetup: use absolute path for pptp in tunnel file

2011-03-07 Thread Stefan Kisdaroczi
Package: pptp-linux Version: 1.7.2-6 Severity: minor Tags: patch Hi, the tunnel files generated by pptpsetup are not working if pptp is used as non- root user. The first paragraph of file USING (root of source tree) suggests using the absolute path too: Usage Notes pptp is started as a

Bug#617285: pptpsetup: use absolute path for pptp in tunnel file

2011-03-07 Thread Ola Lundqvist
Hi Stefan As pptp obviously can be run also for non-root users I'm starting to think that we should move pptp from /usr/sbin to /usr/bin. That would also solve this problem, right? What do you think about that alternative? Best regards, // Ola On Mon, Mar 07, 2011 at 08:44:59PM +0100, Stefan