Subject: RE: pppd and non-root users?
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Paul Newhouse <newhouse@rockhead.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 03/14/2000 19:12:50
>Hi. I'm running NetBSD 1.4.1 on i386. pppd works properly (thank
>you to those who helped me earlier) for root, but not for any other user.
>I have included the necessary directories in the user's path (su root
>allows pppd to be used, as well as su - root). However, if I try to
>initiate pppd (pppd call ispx) I get an error about pppd not being able to
>find /etc/ppp/options. I tried creating a .ppprc file, and that didn't
>work either... any suggestions?
>
>Dominic R. Jones
>The University of Utah
>jonesd@acm.org

Check out sudo in pkgsrc/security, it works for me ;)

Paul