Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 11:14:12 +0200 From: Mark Huizer <xaa@stack.nl> To: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ppp and uid0 Message-ID: <19971012111412.17534@xaa.stack.nl> In-Reply-To: <199710112324.AAA09778@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>; from "Brian Somers" on Sun, Oct 12, 1997 at 12:24:25AM %2B0100 References: <19971011210557.57085@xaa.stack.nl> <199710112324.AAA09778@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
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> Ppp can be run in -direct mode as a user as long as that user is a > member of group network. In any other mode, the user must be uid 0 - > it's too dangerous if they're not (you can do wonderful things if > you've got control over the routing table!). Hmm... but I thought that was the intention of introducing the new groupid 'network'? That will probably give you that security as well, or at least the possibilities to control it. > > To deal with your ppp-login requirement, check out the latest version > of the pppctl(8) man page (available on www.freebsd.org/~brian). I'll look at it :-) Thanks Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Mark Huizer - xaa@stack.nl - rcbamh@urc.tue.nl - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - We are the knights who say NuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuPOP! - -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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