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Tyke · Joined: Wed Apr 20, 2005 11:33 am Posts: 2

I've recently switched to broadband, using a cheap ethernet modem. It works perfectly using rp-pppoe, but I'd rather not have to type "adsl-start" and "adsl-stop" in a root terminal every time I want to connect/disconnect. I'd like to have desktop or taskbar icon(s) which would run the commands for me without having to log in as root. Okay, so I'm lazy!

I've googled around for a solution, and it seems the best way to go is to use sudo - could anyone walk me through a simple way of going about it? I've read "man sudoers" but glazed over a bit at the Extended Backhaus-Naur Form thing.....

If it would be easier, I'm quite happy with changing permissions on the relevant bits of the program, but I'm not sure what I actually need to change. If anyone has done this, or can just point me in the right direction, I'd be very grateful.

Using Slackware 10.1 with KDE, by the way.

TIA, Dave

fairless · Joined: Sat May 07, 2005 1:31 am Posts: 27

Can you not put a script in the KDE Autostart folder, or add an entry to /etc/rc.local? If you're using ADSL do you want to manually stop/start or do you want it to happen on boot/login? Neil

Guest · Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 1:08 am Post subject: RE: adsl-start as user?

Well, eventually got it sorted. After a bit more in-depth Googling and much faffing about with visudo - why does vi have to be so counterintuitive? - I can now sudo adsl-start as user, and it was easy enough to put a couple of buttons in the KDE taskbar to connect/disconnect.

All I need now is some kind of applet to show I'm connected......... I'll keep Googling, I think. For now I'm content to have learned a little about sudo. Smile

Tyke · Joined: Wed Apr 20, 2005 11:33 am Posts: 2

Forgot to log in, dammit! That was me, of course.

towy71 · Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 9:14 am Post subject: RE: adsl-start as user?

Is the modem an independant unit? If so why do you need to start and stop it? I too have a cheap modem which is always on whether my computer is on or not, it makes no difference to your telephone or anything.

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nelz · Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 9:20 am Post subject: RE: adsl-start as user?

visudo doesn't have to use vi, it uses whatever is set in your $EDITOR environment variable.

Guest · Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 9:01 pm Post subject: RE: adsl-start as user?

Tyke, can you provide a break down on how you did it.

bigblack · Joined: Thu May 12, 2005 10:54 am Posts: 72 Location: uk

Just out of interest, what ethernet card are you using?

I am soon going to go broadband, but I am more concerned about getting linux to work than windohs.

I am also using slackware 10.1.

cheers