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  • From: <keesan2 AT cyberspace.org>
  • To: <baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [BL] BL and root/user
  • Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 10:53:01 -0400 (EDT)

I attempted, as 'user', to use Kermit and was not allowed to access the
modem. I could not get the ppp dialler to work either. I tried setting
permissions and various other things suggested by other people, all of
whom told me it was a very bad thing to be root all the time, and
eventually gave up and I am still root all the time.

Is there some easy way to get the modem to work for 'user'? If I run the
risk of some javascript invasion using Opera as root, I will try to use it
as user instead.



> Linux is difficult enough to learn without constanting
> tripping over priviledge problems. By running as root
> the newbie has one less brick wall to bash his head
> against.
>
> Cheers,
> Steven
>
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