ppp server

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Hi,

On Mon, Sep 27, 1999 at 11:05:25AM -0500, WKLA wrote:
> Anyone know where I can find an example of the login.conf file for starting
> a ppp connection?alpha.greenie.net/mgetty/ does not have the man page for
> the login.config.

The sample login.config (which is shipped with mgetty) contains an
example.

> I'm trying to dialin and start a ppp connection.  The log mgetty.log.ttyxx
> file shows a problem with the login.conf file when using win95 dial up
> networking.  

So, *WHAT* does the log file show?  Don't transcribe, always include the
exact messages (copy and paste).

Most likely the file doesn't exist, or has wrong permissions (for
security reasons, file mode must be rw-------, and file owner must be
"root").

> It is falling back to /bin/login. I'm thinking it should use
> /etc/passwd instead.  Mgetty also outputs /etc/issue, Is this a probelm with
> win95 dial up?  I'm using Red Hat 6.0 and have ppp users setup to use
> /etc/ppp/ppplogin has the command interpreter.
> 
> Any other tips should would be appreciated.

Send log files.  Read the file "BUGS" in the mgetty source package.

gert
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