Thank you very much for this reply, Slider.
I gave-up on LMDE shortly after making my post (many problems; in over my head) but I had a similar problem with GPPP in Ubuntu 10.04* that I seem to have solved by adding myself to the "dip" group according to your instructions. Since Ubuntu is also based on Debian, I would think the issues and solutions would at least be similar.
(*Lest anyone be misled, let me make it clear that Ubuntu does not come with GPPP. I downloaded and installed gnome-ppp using a broadband connection that I had an opportunity to use, using this command:
)
Here's the detailed account:
Trying to connect with GPPP in Ubuntu 10.04 generated the following output:
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CONNECT 53333/ARQ/V92/LAPM/V44
--> Carrier detected. Waiting for prompt.
~[7f]}#@!}!#} }8}"}&} }*} } }#}$@#}%}&bT`}*}'}"}(}"O8~
--> PPP negotiation detected.
--> Unable to run /usr/sbin/pppd.
--> Check permissions, or specify a "PPPD Path" option in wvdial.conf.
I then checked and saw that I was included in the group "dialout" but not in the group
dip.
After adding myself to "dip"
and logging-out and then back in again--something I forgot to do at first--, I was finally able to connect with Gnome PPP without running it as root and remain connected.
slider wrote:I thought that I might as well add the command, just in case.
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sudo adduser {user name} {group name}
I'm sure glad you did! Would not have known otherwise.
(And while I'm at it, I might as well note the command for
removing a user, should anyone finding this thread need it:
I just learned that very quickly via Google, as I had wanted to make sure that the error message I had received
before adding my user name to
dip was the same as the one I received
after adding my user name to "dip" (before I logged-out).)
Logout and back in again.
That made all the difference! Forgot to do it the first time.
So adding my user name to the group
dip appears to have solved the problem.
I did get the following message when connecting but I've gotten it many times before in the past, so I don't know if it's cause for any concern. (Especially since password security is not an issue in my case, since I am using free ISPs that do not require any registration or account; one has the same user name and password for everyone ("guest/password") and the others work with
any user name/ password combination.)
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CONNECT 52000/ARQ/V92/LAPM/V44
--> Carrier detected. Waiting for prompt.
~[7f]}#@!}!}?} }8}"}&} }*} } }#}$@#}%}&bm1k}'}"}(}"2t~
--> PPP negotiation detected.
--> Starting pppd at Sun Apr 24 12:50:21 2011
--> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/pap-secrets: Permission denied
--> --> PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) may be flaky.
--> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/chap-secrets: Permission denied
--> --> CHAP (Challenge Handshake) may be flaky.
--> Pid of pppd: 3614
--> Using interface ppp0
Another thing: sometimes I end-up closing the terminal or log window for GPPP before having a chance to view or copy the output or I forget to click "show log" in the first place. I suspect these logs may be saved somewhere and there is a way to access but I don't know how. Can anyone tell me?
Finally, I must ask if there is a good reason for not having an app such as GPPP just run as any user by default? That is how it was in my experience with PCLinuxOS as well as antiX 8.
2 (regarding the subsequent 8.
5 release, see the link to the antiX forum thread in my OP.)