Who reports a_ppp

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It a ppp and /AutoPPP/ conflict.   /AutoPPP/ hids the username in a
different field.  If the ppp session is started from a console (manually)
then the user logged onto the console is listed, else with /AutoPPP/ the
console scenario is pypassed and ppp session is started/negotiated
transparently.  However, there is an /AutoPPP/ patch for ppp.   I wraped it
up an rpm for my system.  You are welcome to download it, however, the
ip-up and ip-down scripts that are normally in the initscripts has been
altered, thus you need to use the --force option to install the rpm.  If
you just need the pppd then let me know and I will send it to you as well
although I really suggest you also download the src rpm which is there,
also.

ftp://ftp.ohiocounty.net/pub/linux/rpms

After download do a:
#>rpm -qpi ppp-2.3.5-2.i386.rpm

I included some extra remarks in the header file.

Hope this helps :-)

"ks@karicobs.com" wrote:

> Not sure, if this is Mgetty, or pppd related. When a user logs on,
> 'who' reports 'a_ppp' as being on. On some of my machines the user gets
> reported properly. I need to do 'last' to find out who's on. Is there a
> setting to enable 'who' to give the user, instead of 'a_ppp'?
>
>  KS

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