wvdial
SuSE Linux: Versions since 7.0
wvdial: Version 1.41
/etc/wvdial.conf
. wvdial
reads also the
file .wvdialrc
in the home directory of the user who has started
it. This file does not have to be readable for the group uucp
, but
for the user only.
Please proceed as follows:
~/.wvdialrc
in your home directory. The file content shall be the following:
Password = yourpasswordThis file can be protected from other users' eyes with
chmod 600 ~/.wvdialrc
Login as root
user and delete the password line from
the file /etc/wvdial.conf
in the [Dialer Defaults]
section.
Network/Modem+ISDN
.Save password
in the dialog box
Internet access - configure Internet parameters
.
Your password will not be saved on the system and, therefore, you will have to enter it every time you set up a connection.
/etc/wvdial.conf
to ~/.wvdialrc
. In this way, you
can also hide the user names and phone numbers.