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hello,

I'm having a problem similar to the one described in the KPPP FAQ (http://developer.kde.org/~kppp/faq.html, Dial-up failures with exit code 2 (SUSE 9.x))
but not quite the same.

I can dial out as root, but as normal user I get:

Can't open options file /etc/ppp/options: Permission denied


I have:
Suse 10.1
Linux-xadi 2.6.16.13-4-default
Qt 3.3.5
KDE 3.5.1 Level "a"
KPPP 2.3.2
pppd 2.4.3

the file /etc/ppp/peers/kppp exists.


thanks for any help

well, I did it and now I get:

Can't open options file /etc/ppp/filters: Permission denied

What about the SUID bit the manual talks about that should give root privileges to the core kppp actions?

Quoted

Originally posted by Rinse
yep, if you set the suid bit for kppp, it runs with the priviliges of root. So if kppp runs good as root user, it should also run good with the SUID bit turned on.
You could check the properties of the kppp binary if the SUID-bit is set correctly.

This is what I know:

1. Kppp runs good as root user.
Running from terminal it gives the following message at start:

kbuildsycoca running...

2. The SUID, GID and sticky bits are on.

3. When I run as normal user, Kppp calls the provider, authenticates correctly but then fails when launching pppd. Running from terminal I get:

....
pppd: Can't open options file /etc/ppp/filters: Permission denied
it was pppd that died
pppd exited with return value 2
sending 6418 a SIGUSR1
....

I actually don't have a clue. Please help !

well I managed to solve my little problem by adding myself to the "dialout" group (with Kuser).

Do you think this is dangerous or wrong somehow?

p.s.: for me this thread is closed. Do I close it or the administrator?

Thanks anyway for the patience.

p.s.2: I'm switching to ADSL so I guess I'll be back soon with brand new questions

Cheers
Nick