Date: Sun, 5 Oct 1997 00:04:23 -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.971005000115.14237A-100000@Bayou.UH.EDU> In-Reply-To: <199710041340.OAA02190@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
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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. On Sat, 4 Oct 1997, Brian Somers wrote: > > I have a somewhat similar problem. In order for any non-root users to be > > able to do things like run telnet, irc, tinyfugue, or other net apps on my > > computer I have to have them on group wheel. How can I change this so I > > can put them in the generic users group? > > Can you be a bit more specific ? If a user that's not in group wheel > types "telnet localhost", do they get a login prompt ? > > This is a tad surprising. > > > Jonathan Fosburgh, wotan@scientist.com , University of Houston Geophysics > > ******************************************************************************* > > We shall not cease from exploration, > > And the end of our exploring shall be to arrive > > Where we started from, and know the place for the first time. > > --T.S. Eliot, The Four Quartets > > ******************************************************************************* > > > > -- > 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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