change application permissions

themanwhowas · 03-29-2007, 12:36 AM

hi guys. I am trying to set up a fedora installation for someone. they require dial up internet so i made sure that kppp was installed and it works just fine. the problem is that whenever the non root user tries to start kppp to access the internet they need the root password. How can i change this so kppp is available to all users without the need for all users to have the root password?

thanks for any help

Samotnik · 03-29-2007, 03:46 AM

To use modem device user need to have a read-write permissions on it.

themanwhowas · 03-29-2007, 10:37 AM

thats what im asking. how do i change permissions on the device?

Samotnik · 03-30-2007, 07:04 AM

man chmod?

themanwhowas · 03-30-2007, 12:06 PM

im such a noob. i will google further. the problem with being a noob is not knowing what to search for. i know of chmod from my website but how to do it in konsole i dont know. yet...

Samotnik · 04-04-2007, 10:37 AM

#chmod 666 /dev/<this-is-the-name-of-your-modem-device>