Non-root user cannot use net (WAS: mouse support in slackware 4.0)

[Douglas Sparling]

I think what happens is that when you set up your dial-up connection it is
configured for the enitre system, but only the super user has access to it (by
default). I haven't done this yet, but if you have Red Hat with GNOME, this is
the instructions that I have.
1) Get into Linuxconf (Start|System|Linuxconf)
2) Select PPP/SLIP/PLIP
3) Click on the Internet conncection that you created.
4) Click on the check button next to "Allow any user to (de)activate the
interface".
5) Click on Accept.

I set up my dial-up with KDE and I'm assuming that there is a comparable way to
do this with KDE. I think as root you could give permissions to normal users so
they can access the modem: chomd 666 /dev/cua0 (or whever your modem is).

As I said, I haven't done this yet, so I'd be interested if it works. I just got
my dial-up configured last week and haven't had much time since to play with it.

Sam Clippinger wrote:

> When last we left our heroes, Maurice L. Entwistle had just said:
> > Dear KC Lugs:
> > <p>Now that Cruller has his mouse working, what about this?
> > <br>I finally, after a month have actually (a miracle for me) gotten on
> > the net with Netscape. However, I can only get on as "root" and I know
> > that's a NO, No!
> > <p>Is this just a "chmod" thing, where I need to change user permissions,
> > or do I have something more complicated wrong? Any suggestions will be
> > appreciated.
> > <p>Maurice
>
> I don't think I understand.  Do you mean that your non-root user cannot dial
> up, that your non-root user cannot start Netscape, or that your non-root user
> cannot send/check email?  Basically: more information, please. :)
>
>                                 -sam
>
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