Re: Launching KPPP from desktop with root loses dsktop icons and wallpapers...

2005-02-05 Thread Phillip Pi
> > > > I went to test the settings and KPPP connection. I got all the > > > > way to connection, but I get disconnected immediately and get a > > > > "Sorry - KDesktop error: "KDEInit could not launch > > > > '/usr/bin/kppp'". > > > > > > Kppp needs to be SUID root, and in /etc/ppp/options you mus

Re: Launching KPPP from desktop with root loses dsktop icons and wallpapers...

2005-02-05 Thread Bob Hauck
On Saturday 05 February 2005 15:53, Phillip Pi wrote: > > > I went to test the settings and KPPP connection. I got all the > > > way to connection, but I get disconnected immediately and get a > > > "Sorry - KDesktop error: "KDEInit could not launch > > > '/usr/bin/kppp'". > > > > Kppp needs to be

Re: Launching KPPP from desktop with root loses dsktop icons and wallpapers...

2005-02-05 Thread Bob Hauck
On Saturday 05 February 2005 09:35, Christopher Martin wrote: > On February 5, 2005 09:16, Bob Hauck wrote: > > Kppp needs to be SUID root, and in /etc/ppp/options you must change > > "auth" to "noauth" on about line 35. > Note that this has changed in the 3.3.2 package - check the > README.Deb

Re: Launching KPPP from desktop with root loses dsktop icons and wallpapers...

2005-02-05 Thread Christopher Martin
On February 5, 2005 15:57, Phillip Pi wrote: > > > > I went to test the settings and KPPP connection. I got all the > > > > way to connection, but I get disconnected immediately and get a > > > > "Sorry - KDesktop error: "KDEInit could not launch > > > > '/usr/bin/kppp'". > > > > > > Kppp needs to

Re: Launching KPPP from desktop with root loses dsktop icons and wallpapers...

2005-02-05 Thread Phillip Pi
> > > I went to test the settings and KPPP connection. I got all the way to > > > connection, but I get disconnected immediately and get a "Sorry - > > > KDesktop error: "KDEInit could not launch '/usr/bin/kppp'". > > > > Kppp needs to be SUID root, and in /etc/ppp/options you must change > > "auth

Re: Launching KPPP from desktop with root loses dsktop icons and wallpapers...

2005-02-05 Thread Phillip Pi
> > I went to test the settings and KPPP connection. I got all the way to > > connection, but I get disconnected immediately and get a "Sorry - > > KDesktop error: "KDEInit could not launch '/usr/bin/kppp'". > > Kppp needs to be SUID root, and in /etc/ppp/options you must change Bob, how do I do

Re: Launching KPPP from desktop with root loses dsktop icons and wallpapers...

2005-02-05 Thread Christopher Martin
On February 5, 2005 09:16, Bob Hauck wrote: > On Saturday 05 February 2005 05:51, Phillip Pi wrote: > > I went to test the settings and KPPP connection. I got all the way to > > connection, but I get disconnected immediately and get a "Sorry - > > KDesktop error: "KDEInit could not launch '/usr/bin

Re: Launching KPPP from desktop with root loses dsktop icons and wallpapers...

2005-02-05 Thread Bob Hauck
On Saturday 05 February 2005 05:51, Phillip Pi wrote: > I went to test the settings and KPPP connection. I got all the way to > connection, but I get disconnected immediately and get a "Sorry - > KDesktop error: "KDEInit could not launch '/usr/bin/kppp'". Kppp needs to be SUID root, and in /etc/p

Re: Launching KPPP from desktop with root loses dsktop icons and wallpapers...

2005-02-05 Thread Phillip Pi
> > I placed KDE v3.3.1's KPPP icon on my desktop on my Debian v3.1 box > <...> > > I could only guess as to what is going on since I have never used > KPPP. Make sure the user is a member of the "dip" and "dialout" > groups (use the "groups" command), then try it without the su to root. OK, I

Re: Launching KPPP from desktop with root loses dsktop icons and wallpapers...

2005-02-04 Thread Bruce Sass
On Fri, 4 Feb 2005, Phillip Pi wrote: I placed KDE v3.3.1's KPPP icon on my desktop on my Debian v3.1 box <...> I could only guess as to what is going on since I have never used KPPP. Make sure the user is a member of the "dip" and "dialout" groups (use the "groups" command), then try it without

Launching KPPP from desktop with root loses dsktop icons and wallpapers...

2005-02-04 Thread Phillip Pi
Hello! I placed KDE v3.3.1's KPPP icon on my desktop on my Debian v3.1 box (Kernel 2.6.8). I also configured it to ask for my root password since it requires root to use it. Once I successfully connect to my ISP, I notice my desktop icons and background wallpaper start disappearing to blackness. I