Internet Connection in Linux via Mobile

[DDIF]

you can try

~$gksu kate /etc/wvdial.conf

and check whether u can save it

Okay i'll check that. Thanks

 

[DDIF]

Even this didn't work. Here's snapshot of the error which i get.
Tell me what should i do?

 

[freebird]

You r files are trying to save in yo home dir!
first open nautilus or konqueror and browse and check u have all the dirs!
open a terminal and i belive u r in gnome,

~$su  -
(give root password)
~#

now the terminal prompt will be a "#"
then run:

~#nano   -w /etc/wvdial.conf

add ur values and after finishing press CTRL+X to exit and nano will prompt u to save the file.press yes.
your attach shows that ur saving /home/xxx;while u need to save in the directory /etc

 

[mehulved]

It's supposed to be /etc/wvdial.conf and not etc/wvdial.conf. The former is relative path. You need to supply the full path name cos you are currently in your home directory.

 

[freebird]

do copy paste the code posted

 

[Pathik]

i suppose u hav already tried this... if u havent then do it..
type "su" at the konsole.. enter root passwd..
then
"kwrite /etc/wvdial.conf" not etc/wvdial.conf

 

[DDIF]

I got it working friends. Just logined with user name 'root' and everything was simple.Now i'm posting from firefox using Open SuSE! Thanks to you all!

 

[mehulved]

Log out of root just now.
Use su in the terminal rather. Then configure sudo to give access to wvdial and use sudo then.

 

[Pathik]

u r lucky to hav got linux n gprs in linux @ the same time... njoy...

 

[Manshahia]

Now i hav started using Ubuntu Ver: 6.6 LTS.
Now the problem is i cant save wvdial.config file.

At the starting it asks for the username and password.
When provided correct, it logins.
Now when i open terminal and type su it says

su
password:
su: Authentication Failure
Sorry.

Wat sud b the problem??
The password i m providing is correct.

 

[The Outsider]

in ubuntu its

sudo wvdialconf

u need to use sudo all the time

su won't work.

 

[Manshahia]

Naaaa.....
when i typed sudo

:sudo
usage: sudo -K | - L .....
usage: [ -HPSB] ......

 

[freebird]

^^ open the terminal:

azad@sid:~$ /usr/bin/sudo command

 

[Manshahia]

^^^ wat it will b doing then?

 

[freebird]

the wvdialconf command will probe for any modem devices available and make them.try the cmd..

~$sudo wvdialconf  /etc/wvdial.conf

OR u want 2 know what is sudo-sudo gives a secure(arguably) way of exexcuting root user owned commands by asking the passwd of local user-that means U.

sudo (superuser [or substitute user] do), generally pronounced IPA: [sudʊ], is a program for Unix-like operating systems such as BSD, Mac OS X, and Linux that allows users to run programs with the security privileges of another user (normally the system's superuser) in a secure manner. By default, it is installed in /usr/bin/

*en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudo

 

[Pathik]

u can do one thing.. Type man sudo and follow the instructions to enable the root account su in dapper

 

[freebird]

^^ why?for ubuntu sudo does the job well.but u can set su root easily by

~$sudo passwd root

and for root's Desktop,u need to enable local admin to login in "gdmsetup".
why all these..

 

[Pathik]

yup i know that but its given in better detail in the man pages of sudo.. And not many ppl like to use sudo many times like me.. I prefer to login as root only

 

[freebird]

^^ root login habbit is bad!infact if ur in a network or even a standalone OS,it risks the removal of some system files,u know the effects of famous `rm -rf
try using as local user.its just a sincere suggestion

 

[mehulved]

yup i know that but its given in better detail in the man pages of sudo.. And not many ppl like to use sudo many times like me.. I prefer to login as root only

Why make your system insecure for no reason? Security is as strong as it's weakest link. And almost all of the times it's the user. So, by using your account as root, you are opening your system to lot more mishappenings.