Hi Ola,
Thanks for your attention.
Would it be possible to forward upstream?
I agree your care about to suid it.
Regards.
Ola Lundqvist escribió:
Hi
On Thu, Aug 24, 2006 at 01:37:08PM +0200, Jose L Fernandez Jambrina wrote:
Package: pptp-linux
Version: 1.7.0-2
Severity: wishlist
Hi,
I'am surprised that no method s provided to launch pptp by normal users.
As long pptp needs pppd to work and pppd can be launched via pon by users in
the group dip, I sugest to make pptp usable by the same method. I succeded by
changing the permisions and group of /usr/sbin/pptp to macth those of pppd:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l /usr/sbin/pptp /usr/sbin/pppd
-rwsr-xr-- 1 root dip 260920 2006-07-12 18:34 /usr/sbin/pppd
-rwsr-xr-- 1 root dip 53076 2006-04-01 12:26 /usr/sbin/pptp
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$
This allow me to use the pon and poff methods supplied by ppp, as long as I
include the full path of pptp in the pty line of the /etc/ppp/peers/ file to
workaround the #270343 bug, ie:
pty "/usr/sbin/pptp mypptpserver.x.y.z --nolaunchpppd"
I think this is up to the local admin to decide actually. I do not really
want to make is suid root as it may be a security flaw. I'm not convinced
that it is robust enough to handle that.
Regards,
// Ola
Thanks
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