[plug] 4 Port serial cards, mgetty etc etc

[Matt Kemner]

On Thu, 7 Sep 2000, Earnshaw, Mike wrote:

> "chmod u+s /usr/sbin/pppd ... if you don't do this users will be unable
> to set up their ppp link"
> 
> things against that to see what the differences are. On the working
> server it does not have rws (set uid?) on ppd, but it works. I suppose
> if it ain't broke why change it, but what is the difference between the
> two.

If you are using mgetty with autoppp (ie instead of the remote user
logging in with a script and then running ppp from the command line, they
just dial the number and initiate ppp their end, and log in via PAP) then
pppd does not need to be suid, because it is initially started by root.

 - Matt