AutoPPP error

Gert Doering (gert@greenie.muc.de)
Sun, 5 Apr 1998 22:20:06 +0200

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hi,

Tony Copeland wrote:
> Here are a few things that may help...
> 
> chmod u+s /usr/sbin/pppd
> 
> The above line allows a normal user to run pppd (not sure how mgetty handles
> the pppd.  If may not be needed.)

Should not be necessary, unless a uid is specified in the second field of
"login.config".

> in the AUTO_PPP line in the login.config you may need more parameters to
> start pppd.  for example my auto_ppp line looks as follows...
> 
> /AutoPPP/ -     a_ppp   /usr/sbin/pppd auth -chap +pap login kdebug 7 debug 152.
> 20.5.11:152.20.5.5

kdebug should only very rarely be necessary, 'cause it generates quite
some load on the system, and quite a log of debug info.  

gert

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