kde 4.2 kppp not working

[pauls]

*Below added by Jonathan Thomas*
   Stable Release Update (SRU) infos:
   -Impact: Renders KPPP useless for most people
   -Addressed by: This bug has been addressed by fixing debian/rules so that permissions are correctly set
   -Testcase: Launch KPPP from the menu, configure stuff. Close KPPP. Open KPPP and see if things work.
   -Patch/regression potential: Little. This is a tiny fix for an obvious problem that has been incorporated in Debian.
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kppp on kde 4.2 in jaunty does not work due to 2 problems.

First, launching it from the menu results in the kppp window, but it does not access the existing ~/.kde/share/config/kppprc file, so does not work. If I launch it from konsole, it will access the config file and work ok.

Second, when it dials and trys to run ppp0, it complains it can't find ppp0 or open /etc/resolv.conf.

paul :~$ kppp
Opener: received SetSecret
Opener: received SetSecret
Opener: received OpenLock
kppp(1297) Modem::opentty: Opening Device: "/dev/modem"
Opener: received OpenDevice
Opener: received ExecPPPDaemon
In parent: pppd pid 1363
Kernel supports ppp alright.
Couldn't find interface ppp0: No such device
Couldn't find interface ppp0: No such device
It was pppd that died
pppd exited with return value 16
Sending 1297 a SIGUSR1
Opener: received RemoveSecret
Opener: received RemoveSecret
Opener: received OpenResolv
Opener: received OpenResolv
error opening resolv.conf!
Opener: received RemoveLock
Opener: received PPPDExitStatus
Opener: received PPPDExitStatus

Apparently, it has the wrong executable permissions. On kde 3.x, kppp was always:

paul :~$ ls -l /usr/kde3/bin/kppp
-rwsr-xr-- 1 root dip 661392 2008-12-30 14:32 /usr/kde3/bin/kppp

But, on kde 4.2, its not suid nor group dip:
paul :~$ ls -l /usr/bin/kppp
-rwxr-xr-- 1 root root 652968 2009-02-05 18:24 /usr/bin/kppp

If I change the ownership and permissions, then kppp dials and connects ok. But, the first problem still exists, so it can only be run from the command line.

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

Fix committed in bzr for the next packaging release in Kubuntu 9.10. Thanks for your bug report.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package kdenetwork - 4:4.2.2-1ubuntu1

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kdenetwork (4:4.2.2-1ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low

  [ Richard A. Johnson ]
  * Merge from Debian unstable, remaining Ubuntu changes:
    - kubuntu_01_suid_kppp.diff: launches kppp with kdesudo
    - kubuntu_04_fix_kopete_nowlistening_wording.diff: only shows that Amarok 2
      is supported. Hides Noatun and Kaffeine support due to them not being
      available for KDE 4/DBus. This should be applied upstream.
    - kubuntu_05_samba_kcm_crash_fix.diff: fixes kcm crash
    - kubuntu_06_samba_kcm_global_config_crash.diff: fixes kcm crash

  [ Jonathan Thomas ]
  * Merge things a bit more (LP: #330116):
    - Suggest libjasper-runtime only, it's in universe

kdenetwork (4:4.2.2-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * New upstream release:
    - Fix in kopete autoreplace plugin on incoming messages. (Closes: #265356)
    - kopete/ICQ: You can add yourself to the contact list. (Closes: #398286)
    - kget does not ignore upload limits. (Closes: #406143)
    - kopete/jabber: allow edit or create vCard. (Closes: #408905)
    - Fix kget crashes when pausing some files. (Closes: #410743, #440526)
    - Fix going auto-away while typing without moving mouse in kopete. (Closes: #448009)
    - kget allow pause/resume multiple files. (Closes: #372927)
  * Update from libortp7-dev to libortp-dev. (Closes: #519616)

 -- <email address hidden> (Richard A. Johnson) Tue, 05 May 2009 16:45:55 -0500