Date: Sun, 5 Oct 1997 13:40:49 -0500 (CDT) From: Jonathan Fosburgh <jef53313@Bayou.UH.EDU> To: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Only root can use ppp or tun0? Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.95q.971005133909.22061A-100000@Bayou.UH.EDU> In-Reply-To: <199710050807.JAA10755@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
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I was thinking the same thing, but everyone had read access to all of those files. So then I thought to look at the /etc directory, and found only owner and group had access to it, so I added in read and execute to it and now seems to work fine. On Sun, 5 Oct 1997, Brian Somers wrote: > This sounds very much like some sort of configuration problem - maybe > /etc/services or /etc/resolv.conf isn't readable ? > > > The error message the appears for telnet when a.) a domain name is used is > > "resolver internal error" and b.) for an ip address "telnet: tcp/telnet: > > unknown service." This is the same in tinyfugue, talk, finger, etc. IRC > > receives a permission denied error when attempting to connect to a server. > > These all work as they are supposed to when someone is in wheel. Also, the > > motd file is only displayed to members of wheel, yet it is readable by > > anyone. > > > -- > Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <bri@OpenBSD.org> > <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; > Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour.... > >
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