Hello I need help with a partially configured ppp server. I have dial in working, but I can't get ppp to start.
Currently, I can login to the proposed ppp server (via the modem from another linux computer using minicom) and get a shell. However, when I try to login as the ppp user, I get a permission deinied error and ppp doesn't start. Here's the minicom log: login as: ppp password: </etc/motd snipped> No mail. /etc/ppp/ppplogin: Permission denied ------------------------------- The facts ---------------------------------------------------- The computer/os info: Debian Linux slink (2.1 with latest patches installed.) i386 2.0.36 kernel Viking serial modem connected to COM1 (ttyS0). ----------------------------- The setup files and their contents ----------------------------------------- mgetty related -------------------- --------------------- /etc/inittab: (relevant line only) s0:23:respawn:/sbin/mgetty ttyS0 -n1 /etc/mgetty/mgetty.config: (complete) debug 4 fax-id speed 38400 ppp related -------------------- --------------------- /etc/ppp/options (complete file contents) asyncmap 0 crtscts lock modem debug proxyarp lcp-echo-interval 30 lcp-echo-failure 4 noipx lock domain johndavis.net /etc/passwd: (relevant line only) ppp:x:1003:30:ppp,,,:/tmp:/etc/ppp/ppplogin /etc/group: (relevant line only) dip:x:30:ppp /etc/shells:(relevant line only) /etc/ppp/ppplogin /etc# ls -l /usr/sbin/pppd -rwsr-xr-- 1 root dip 105532 Jun 18 1998 /usr/sbin/pppd /etc/ppp/ppplogin: #!/bin/sh mesg -n stty -echo exec /usr/sbin/pppd -detach crtscts modem #exec /usr/sbin/pppd passive crtscts modem So that ppp is not started on boot, I have no_ppp_on_boot file in /etc/ppp John Davis
