AutoPPP login.config: Permission denied

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Hi mgetty gurus:

I am attempting to set up a dialin PPP server on a Linux box, 
and I have faithfully read the FAQ and some great instructions at
http://www.sci.fi/~khmi/ppp/ppp.srv. Mgetty (1.1.15) answers the
incomingcalls(from a remote Win95 machine, using a valid Linux L/P) 
and the modems make a connection.

The problem arises when the AutoPPP negotiation begins. The first 
error in the ttyS1 logfile reads:

login: cannot open '/usr/local/etc/mgetty+sendfax/login.config'
Permission denied

After which, login falls back to /bin/login, and this won't work. 
Needless to say, the Win95 client times out with "Unable to 
negotiate a common protocol".

All files in /usr/local/etc/mgetty+sendfax/ are root:root 0600. 
The autoppp line in /usr/local/etc/mgetty+sendfax/login.config 
file is as follows:

/AutoPPP/ -  ppp  /usr/sbin/pppd file /etc/ppp/options.srv

/etc/ppp/options.srv reads as per the website's instructions:

 auth -chap +pap login asyncmap 0 :aa.bb.cc.dd debugmodem crtscts ...
 dns-addr ee.ff.gg.hh dns-addr ii.jj.kk.ll proxyarp -detach

Any ideas? Is it an issue with the port-user, port-owner, -port-mode
settings in mgetty.config? Is it a lockfile issue?

Thanks in advance. BTW, all necessary support has been compiled into
mgetty (USE MS_DNS) and the Linux kernel. I was able to set up a 
successful ppp session (once) by using win95's terminal login, and
manually issuing the pppd file /etc/ppp/options.srv command. However,
mgetty stopped taking incoming calls after that session, presumably
due to a lockfile created by pppd.

Please reply via e-mail: petermc@usa1.com
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