failed ppp setup
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
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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
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mgetty related
--------------------
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/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
--------------------
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/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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