Bug 51285

Summary:	users unable to control ppp interface
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Public Beta	Reporter:	Eugene Kanter <ekanter>
Component:	initscripts	Assignee:	Bill Nottingham <notting>
Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE	QA Contact:	Brock Organ <borgan>
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Version:	roswell	CC:	rvokal
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Description Eugene Kanter 2001-08-09 00:43:27 UTC

Description of Problem:
Users unable to control ppp interfaces when designated to do so.

How Reproducible:
always.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. install roswell, update to redhat-config-network-0.6.4-1
2. start "neat", create ppp0 interface, selecting "allow all users to
enable and disable the defice"
3. save settings
4. try to run /sbin/ifup ppp0 as root - make sure it works.
5. log in as a user and run /sbin/ifup ppp0:


Actual Results:
ifcfg-ppp0 is not a normal file
Users cannot control this device.

Expected Results:
no error messages.

Additional Information:

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2001-08-09 01:16:31 UTC

Fixed in redhat-config-network-0.7.

Comment 2 Eugene Kanter 2001-08-13 14:35:27 UTC

works, no more symbolic links.