Re: Re: kppp doesn't know modem initialisation strings !

"Parameshwara Bhat" <peebhat@xxxxxxxxx> · Sun, 01 Jan 2006 08:37:18 +0530

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 19:38:13 +0530, <fedora-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 08:07:45 -0600
From: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: kppp doesn't know modem initialisation strings !
To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
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On Sat, Dec 31, 2005 at 06:25:40AM +0530, Parameshwara Bhat wrote:

Hello List,
I am updated to latest (3.5) KDE from kde-redhat repository.When I run
kppp,(sudo /usr/sbin/kppp),
set correct modem port and ISP account.It just can't dial.
When I checked in the configure dialogs,under 'modem commands',nothing  
is

listed. Kppp has forgotten all the modem initialisation strings!
Now, I run it as user,again the same.No initialisation strings.I give  
the

chosen modem a name,save it and go to create a new modem,all the

initialisation strings are there.But I cannot run it as I have no access

right to modem as a user.

Stop me if you know this. There are 2 kppp files on the machine.
/usr/sbin/kppp is the actual program. /usr/bin/kppp is really a link
to consolehelper and is set up for the user to run kppp.
However, I have only had success setting /usr/sbin/kppp to SUID and
running it as a normal user.

Yes, I know.But,/usr/bin/kppp(>consolehelper) is not setup for normal user  
by default in any FC.But you can setup a modem connection through  
config-network-users which actually uses wvdial.That works for me.
I am referring to the behaviour of kppp which is unlike it's behaviour in  
previous versions.This should in all possibilities be a bug.I am aking  
other users to confirm on this.
Parameshwara Bhat

I go back and sudo again.This time,with the same procedure,there is no
luck.Kppp doesn't know anything about modem initialisation.
By the By, latest linux creates ownership for the user on all devices  
like

cdrom,floppy.
[pbhat@sidharth ~]$ ls -l /dev/hdc
brw-------  1 pbhat disk 22, 0 Dec 30  2005 /dev/hdc
[pbhat@sidharth ~]$ ls -l /dev/fd0
brw-rw----  1 pbhat floppy 2, 0 Dec 30  2005 /dev/fd0
[pbhat@sidharth ~]$ ls -l /dev/ttySL0
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root 10 Dec 30 14:26 /dev/ttySL0 -> /dev/pts/1
[pbhat@sidharth ~]$ ls -l /dev/pts/1
crw-rw----  1 root uucp 136, 1 Dec 30 15:45 /dev/pts/1

why not on modem? Is it safe to add normal users to 'uucp' group? or
change modem group to a new group like 'dialout' and make users its
members ?
I can 'sudo wvdial' successfully.
Thanks,
Parameshwara Bhat

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