kppp doesn't know modem initialisation strings !

[Parameshwara Bhat]

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 19:38:13 +0530, <fedora-list-request at redhat.com> wrote:

> Message: 15
> Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 08:07:45 -0600
> From: akonstam at trinity.edu
> Subject: Re: kppp doesn't know modem initialisation strings !
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <20051231140745.GA8752 at Moof.CS.Trinity.Edu>
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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 at sidharth ~]$ ls -l /dev/hdc
>> brw-------  1 pbhat disk 22, 0 Dec 30  2005 /dev/hdc
>> [pbhat at sidharth ~]$ ls -l /dev/fd0
>> brw-rw----  1 pbhat floppy 2, 0 Dec 30  2005 /dev/fd0
>>
>> [pbhat at sidharth ~]$ ls -l /dev/ttySL0
>> lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root 10 Dec 30 14:26 /dev/ttySL0 -> /dev/pts/1
>> [pbhat at 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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