ppp permission for users

[man from mars]

This has probably been posted numerous times before. However, I figure that I can't be the only person who can't see what's in front of him at times.

Here is how I got connected to the 'net under my user name instead of root. I got the procedure from another posting, but I can't remember who it was from.

As root:
chgrp users /usr/sbin/pppd
chgrp users /dev/ttys0 #or where-ever your modem is
chmod 4750 /usr/sbin/pppd
chmod 660 /dev/modem

edit /etc/group to add your user name to the users group

[binaryDigit]

i've seen this question alot too.
i even asked it myself.
you should make an nhf or add to the faq.

[primal]

Thanks for posting it again:) so far it's been the easies to understand too.

Can anybody help me though,

chgrp users /dev/ttys0 #or where-ever your modem is)

in Kppp modem device is dev/ttyS0 and the modem does work but when i physically check the directory there is no ttyS0.....???

when I get to
chmod 660 /dev/modem
I get no such file or directory
I've searched for modem and can't find the damn thing anywhere.

help please....so lost!