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Title: PPP does not work with modem and wvdial

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PPP does not work with modem and wvdial
Applies to
SuSE Linux: Version 6.1
Symptom:
Wvdial, when called, fails. In this case you are not trying to
use Wvdial as root but rather under a regular account. For
a refresher on logging in see: cep_login.html.
You get the following message:
--> Can't read config file: Permission denied
Or perhaps:
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.20
--> Cannot open /dev/modem: Permission denied
Reason:
The users rights are not correctly set. More specifically, the user is
probably not a member of the correct group. In order to be able to use
Wvdial, the user must be in the group "dialout", and in order to be able
to access the serial interface, you would need to belong to the group
"uucp".
Solution:
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Call up YaST.
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Select System administration.
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Then select Group administration.
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Press the F3 key to bring up a list of the available groups.
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Select the dialout group.
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Press the TAB key until the menu item titled List of
members of that group is highlighted and then type in the user name
that you want to add to the group, preceded by a comma.
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Press the F4 key to save the changes.
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With the first menu item titled Name of group selected,
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Press the F3 key to bring up the list of groups again.
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Select the uucp group.
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Press the TAB key until the menu item titled List of
members of that group is highlighted and then type in the user name
that you want to add to the group, preceded by a comma.
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Press the F4 key to save the changes.
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Press the F10 to leave the screen.
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Use the Escape key to exit YaST.
Attention:
Changes in group membership will become active only after a user has
logged out and logged in again!

Keywords: PPP, DIALUP, DIAL-UP, MODEM, INTERNET, WVDIAL

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SDB-cep_pc_welt_ppp, Copyright SuSE GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany
- Version: 14. Apr 1999
SuSE GmbH - Last generated: 07. Oct 1999 16:36:13
by maddin
with sdb_gen 1.00.0