Re: PPP as normal user

[Martin Bialasinski <martin@internet-treff.uni-koeln.de>]

>> "s" == servis  <servis@purdue.edu> writes:

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You forgot to answer my question :-)

What happens if you just type /usr/sbin/pppd at the prompt (as user
servis)? Will it run or issue an error message?

When I do this, pppd starts and begins sending LCP packages.

Aug 26 22:43:45 haitech kernel: PPP: version 2.2.0 (dynamic channel allocation) 
Aug 26 22:43:45 haitech kernel: PPP Dynamic channel allocation code copyright 1995 Caldera, Inc. 
Aug 26 22:43:45 haitech kernel: PPP line discipline registered. 
Aug 26 22:43:45 haitech kernel: registered device ppp0 
Aug 26 22:43:46 haitech pppd[707]: pppd 2.3.5 started by martinb, uid 1000
Aug 26 22:43:46 haitech pppd[707]: Using interface ppp0
Aug 26 22:43:46 haitech pppd[707]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyp1
Aug 26 22:43:46 haitech pppd[707]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <magic 0xe17b> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Aug 26 22:44:13 haitech last message repeated 9 times
Aug 26 22:44:16 haitech pppd[707]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Aug 26 22:44:16 haitech pppd[707]: Connection terminated.
Aug 26 22:44:17 haitech pppd[707]: Exit.

How about you?

Ciao,
	Martin