I have been having a difficult time with gnome-ppp ever since I went from Dreamlinux 3.5 to Debian 6.0.3. At first it was not a problem because I had dsl and dialup was just a backup, but now that I have moved AT&T has not been able to successfully set up my uverse (still working on it though), so I am now dependent on dialup, and it is super slow if I access gnome-ppp through sudo instead of the correct way.


I figured out that the reason I could not access the modem was because I did not have permission. So I used to change ownership to me. That works fine... until the following day; when I log into my computer, I no longer own the modem and have to change ownership all over again. This has been going on for nearly a week now. What can I do to make my ownership of the modem permanent?

Setup udev rules to modify the ownership on startup. Google search for udev ownership rules and you'll find some good guides.

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You could also set up a watchdog script as a service or a cron job to check and modify the perms if they don't match the correct owner.

The entry in /dev for your modem is made on the fly when the system is booting. To let your user use the modem he should be part of the dialout group, IIRC.

I concur with TobiSGD; add yourself to the relevant group; simple/quick

I will try adding myself to the dialout group. Sounds like the fastest way to make a permanent change. Just gotta figure out how to do that.

http://linux.die.net/man/8/usermod


Just use the a & G switch and you should be set.

Thank you! I'll give it a try and let you know how it went.

I just logged into a terminal as root and typed hit enter, and when I restarted my system my modem was detected. I can use gnome-ppp with no problems now.

Thanks again, jv2112!