On Sun, Jan 16, 2000 at 12:28:31PM -0500, John Davis wrote: > 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:
The normal configuration to make a ppp connection is use your normal login name with a capital P at the beginning. For instance, if you login to the shell as "davis", you would login as "Pdavis" for ppp. > > 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 > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- Bob Nielsen, N7XY (ex-W6SWE) (RN2) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tucson, AZ DM42nh QRP-L #1985 http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen