Bug 51285 - users unable to control ppp interface
Summary: users unable to control ppp interface
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Public Beta
Classification: Retired
Component: initscripts
Version: roswell
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Bill Nottingham
QA Contact: Brock Organ
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Whiteboard:
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2001-08-09 00:43 UTC by Eugene Kanter
Modified: 2014-03-17 02:22 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Last Closed: 2001-08-09 00:43:31 UTC
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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.
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