mgetty and pap

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I apologise for that, I was using dejanews in lynx which doesn't have a
cut and paste.

Here's the part of the log file

Jan 18 16:55:33 bigbang pppd[8445]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem
Jan 18 16:55:33 bigbang PAM_pwdb[8436]: bad username [/AutoPPP/]
Jan 18 16:55:33 bigbang login[8436]: FAILED LOGIN 1 FROM (null) FOR /AutoPPP/, User not known to the underlying authentication module
Jan 18 16:55:36 bigbang PAM_pwdb[8436]: bad username [~^?}#@!}!}!} }4}"]
Jan 18 16:55:36 bigbang login[8436]: FAILED LOGIN 2 FROM (null) FOR ~^?}#@!}!}!} }4}", User not known to the underlying authentication module
Jan 18 16:55:39 bigbang PAM_pwdb[8436]: check pass; user unknown
Jan 18 16:55:40 bigbang login[8436]: FAILED LOGIN 3 FROM (null) FOR 5,}'}"}(}"^Y^R~, User not known to the underlying authentication module
Jan 18 16:55:42 bigbang PAM_pwdb[8436]: bad username [~^?}#@!}!]
Jan 18 16:55:42 bigbang login[8436]: FAILED LOGIN SESSION FROM (null) FOR ~^?}#@!}!, User not known to the underlying authentication module
Jan 18 16:55:43 bigbang pppd[8445]: Hangup (SIGHUP)


Thanks.

Regards Nick
	nallan@imailbox.com


On Mon, 18 Jan 1999, Gert Doering wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, Jan 18, 1999 at 09:09:19AM +0000, nallan@imailbox.com wrote:
> > Hi all I'm trying to setup a ppp pap server using mgetty. I have compiled it
> > into mgetty and enabled the /AutoPPP/ line in login.config But the logfile
> > seems to indicate that /AutoPPP/ is a bad login when someone tries to pap in.
> > the actual user name and password for the account is valid and the ppp
> > session works if a chat script is used. Does anyone have any suggestions on
> > what I'm missing?
> 
> The log file is missing.  Don't claim anything ("the logfile seems..."),
> just show us what's there.
> 
> gert
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