pppd doesn't authenticate

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On 30-Oct-98 Devin Redlich wrote:
> I'd either:
> 
> -add the "login" option to that there list of options, then configure the
> /etc/ppp/pap-secrets file to authenticate from the /etc/passwd file (man
> pppd will tell you how to do that).  Some versions of pppd allow you to
> just delete the pap-secrets file, others make you put in a wildcard entry.
> 

Adding the login options with this /etc/ppp/pap-secrets:

# Secrets for authentication using PAP
# client        server                  secret          IP addresses
*               *                       ""

gives

Nov  4 16:01:17 cuori pppd[3540]: pppd 2.3.3 started by a_ppp, uid 0
Nov  4 16:01:17 cuori pppd[3540]: Using interface ppp0
Nov  4 16:01:17 cuori pppd[3540]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS0
Nov  4 16:01:20 cuori pppd[3540]: PAP authentication failure for blasco
Nov  4 16:01:20 cuori pppd[3540]: Connection terminated.

and without /etc/ppp/pap-secrets gives

Nov  4 16:03:57 cuori pppd[3548]: pppd 2.3.3 started by a_ppp, uid 0
Nov  4 16:03:57 cuori pppd[3548]: Using interface ppp0
Nov  4 16:03:57 cuori pppd[3548]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS0
Nov  4 16:04:00 cuori pppd[3548]: Can't open PAP password file /etc/ppp/pap-secr
ets: No such file or directory
Nov  4 16:04:00 cuori pppd[3548]: Connection terminated.

> or
> 
> -add each user to the /etc/ppp/pap-secrets file.

without the login option I get

Nov  4 15:47:35 cuori pppd[3003]: peer authentication required but no suitable s
ecret(s) found 
Nov  4 15:47:35 cuori pppd[3003]: for authenticating any peer to us (cuori.cnuce
.cnr.it)

> 
> Once you've done this, you'll be closer to working, anyway.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> __
> Devin Redlich
> devin@pctc.com

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