how to let non-root user start dial up?

[Charles Li]

I would like to setup a non-root account to use the
dialup. I have it setup in the Network configuration
console to activate the dialup, but it needs the root
password. Can you let the non-root account sudo the
Network configuration console? If yes, what is the
command to do this?

Thanks,
Charles Li



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[Toralf Lund]

Charles Li wrote:

>I would like to setup a non-root account to use the
>dialup. I have it setup in the Network configuration
>console to activate the dialup, but it needs the root
>password. Can you let the non-root account sudo the
>Network configuration console? If yes, what is the
>command to do this?
>
>
Hmmm. Not entirely sure about dialup, but for other types of networking,
you can enable non-root control via

Allow all users to enable and disable the device

in the device config dialog (available via Edit on the Devices page in
Network Configuration.) Any user can the enable or disable the device
via System Tools->Network Device Control. Note: This is not the same
thing as the Network configurator; command is system-control-network,
the other is system-config-network.

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[Michael A. Peters]

On Fri, 2005-05-06 at 12:51 -0700, Charles Li wrote:
> I would like to setup a non-root account to use the
> dialup. I have it setup in the Network configuration
> console to activate the dialup, but it needs the root
> password. Can you let the non-root account sudo the
> Network configuration console? If yes, what is the
> command to do this?

I don't have dialup, but I suspect it is the same as for other
interfaces.
Go into the System Settings --> Network Configuration menu

Choose the ppp0 device (so it's highlighted)
Click the Edit button

Check the box that says "Allow All Users to Enable and Disable This
Device"

Save and exit.

Now, any user logged in at the console can start it by going to

System Tools --> Network Device Control

On my system, I added that to the gnome panel to make it even easier.



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[Trevor \TeC\ Christian]

Michael A. Peters wrote:

>On Fri, 2005-05-06 at 12:51 -0700, Charles Li wrote:
>
>
>>I would like to setup a non-root account to use the
>>dialup. I have it setup in the Network configuration
>>console to activate the dialup, but it needs the root
>>password. Can you let the non-root account sudo the
>>Network configuration console? If yes, what is the
>>command to do this?
>>
>>
>
>I don't have dialup, but I suspect it is the same as for other
>interfaces.
>Go into the System Settings --> Network Configuration menu
>
>Choose the ppp0 device (so it's highlighted)
>Click the Edit button
>
>Check the box that says "Allow All Users to Enable and Disable This
>Device"
>
>Save and exit.
>
>Now, any user logged in at the console can start it by going to
>
>System Tools --> Network Device Control
>
>On my system, I added that to the gnome panel to make it even easier.
>
>
>
>
>
This could be similarly achieved by adding the line USERCTL="yes" in the
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0

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