--- ./linux-2.6.33.4.orig/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c 2010-05-13 02:04:27.000000000 +0400
+++ ./linux-2.6.33.4/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c 2011-05-19 15:46:43.836422678 +0400
@@ -363,11 +363,6 @@
static int ppp_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
cycle_kernel_lock();
- /*
- * This could (should?) be enforced by the permissions on /dev/ppp.
- */
- if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
- return -EPERM;
return 0;
}