Non-root user cannot use net (WAS: mouse support in slackware 4.0)

[Maurice L. Entwistle]

   Dear Sam:

   I can connect with my ISP, discoverynet.com with kppp both as root and
   as myself, maurice. However, I cannot open Netscape as maurice, only
   as root. When I go to logout, a Netscape message says, maybe you have
   a $SOCKS_NS lock. I can go in and delete the lock file, but it always
   re-appears.

   Maurice

   Sam Clippinger wrote:

     When last we left our heroes, Maurice L. Entwistle had just said:
     > Dear KC Lugs:
     > <p>Now that Cruller has his mouse working, what about this?
     > <br>I finally, after a month have actually (a miracle for me)
     gotten on
     > the net with Netscape. However, I can only get on as "root" and I
     know
     > that's a NO, No!
     > <p>Is this just a "chmod" thing, where I need to change user
     permissions,
     > or do I have something more complicated wrong? Any suggestions
     will be
     > appreciated.
     > <p>Maurice

     I don't think I understand.  Do you mean that your non-root user
     cannot dial
     up, that your non-root user cannot start Netscape, or that your
     non-root user
     cannot send/check email?  Basically: more information, please. :)

                                     -sam
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