Re: Help! mgetty & ppp won't play together
Bob Billson wrote:
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> # Every regular user can use PPP and has to use passwords from /etc/passwd
> #* molec3 "" *
> rich molec3 "" * <--the only user allowed to run ppp
Substitute a real username and your machine name here.
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> # UserIDs that cannot use PPP at all. Check your /etc/passwd and add any
> # other accounts that should not be able to use pppd!
> guest molec3 "*" -
> master molec3 "*" -
> root molec3 "*" -
> support molec3 "*" -
> stats molec3 "*" -
>
> ^^^^^^
> Is this column supposed to be the local machine name? I can't find it
> documented anywhere.
Yes, it is. It does seem to be very poorly documented. I think once
you fix that, you'll be in business.
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> I heard that sometimes AutoPPP doesn't work right and if you remove the
> /etc/ppp/pap-secrets file altogether, it works. I tried doing that. ppp
> continues complaining about not finding any secret (password).
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Yes, I think that used to work, but they tightened up on it. :-)
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