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Re: failed ppp setup



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
> 
> 
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