From: Colin Whittaker (grimnar at domain RedBrick.DCU.IE)
Date: Fri 09 Apr 1999 - 17:50:02 IST
Paul O'Neil blurted the following on Fri, Apr 09, 1999 at 09:41:52AM +0000 :
> When I dial out using non root user pppd dies unexpectedly after connecting
> while waiting for the interface to come up? Is there a file I need to check
> for this?
pppd needsto suid root to be able to bringup an interface.
--
"Had the Roman's had Hilti guns, they would never have gotten the bollox off
the cross, never mind risen again, and we'd not have all this trouble"
-- Papa Looney
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