Broadband Problem

3XTORTION · Post by **3XTORTION** » 12 Jun 2010, 08:05

I just booted Fedora 13 from the Live CD to try the network Manager since i had problems connecting to the internet in F12. I'm completely positive that the username/service/pass are correct.

Here's the output in var/log/messages after trying to establish a connection.

Any input is be appreciated.

hpprinter100 · Post by **hpprinter100** » 12 Jun 2010, 08:18

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Warning: can't open options file /root/.ppprc: Permission denied

Maybe you need to run the command as root as its getting "Permission denied"

3XTORTION · Post by **3XTORTION** » 12 Jun 2010, 08:55

Ok, I created the file .ppprc since it wasn't in found /root and made it writable (chmod 777).

And still the problem persists and the same warning appears "Warning: can't open options file /root/.ppprc: Permission denied".

John_W · Post by **John_W** » 12 Jun 2010, 10:58

since the file is in /root/ it can't be read, because /root/ is only readable and accessible by root.
actually you should never change this behaviour, but you can try to "chmod 0755 /root".

leetnigga · Post by **leetnigga** » 12 Jun 2010, 11:44

John_W wrote:but you can try to "chmod 0755 /root".

That's the worst advice I've ever heard in my life.

Put the configuration file some place where the user that runs your ppp daemon can read it, i.e not /root.

John_W · Post by **John_W** » 12 Jun 2010, 11:49

I know it's a bad advice, but since we don't know the configuration, it was the easiest advice to give.
And i said that you "actually [...] should never change this behaviour", so it's up to him to decide whether he wants to tests this.
When it works, he can change the configuration, move the file and "chmod 0700 /root/.
If it doesn't, he knows that this file is not the cause of the problem.