Kevin Brosius on Tue, 2 Jul 2002 10:33:25 -0400 |
No, shouldn't have to add a user then. cobra is the machine providing dialin service. You can crank up the debug level in login.config to help see what's going on. Kev "W. Chris Shank" wrote: > > i'm trying to use an existing account, but it won't authenticate. so i > shouldn't need to do an adduser right? also, i've got shadow passwords > enabled, do think that could be causing a problem? > > is cobra the machine dialing in or the machine providing the dialin service > (server)? > > > Oh, and with the auto ppp setting I had to add a user to the machine > > doing the ppp dial-in. I just did an 'adduser' and setup a user name > > and password for them. > > > > Oh, one thing that might matter, in /etc/ppp/pap-secrets the line: > > > > # If you add "auth login -chap +pap" to > > /etc/mgetty+sendfax/login.config, > > # all users in /etc/passwd can use their password for > > pap-authentication. > > # > > # Every regular user can use PPP and has to use passwords from > > /etc/passwd > > #* hostname "" > > * cobra "" "*" > > > > (My machine name is 'cobra' in this case) > > > > And I made sure to remove the remote user name from pap-secrets. I > > don't remember if having it there caused a problem or not, but I have > > it commented out at the moment. > > > > Kevin > > > > > > "W. Chris Shank" wrote: > >> > >> i'm having trouble getting authenticated. i have tried the > >> login.config entry like you have (except without the proxyarp and > >> IPaddresses - since i thought it would get read from etc/ppp/options > >> and options.ttyS1. > >> > >> when i attempt to connect, i get a PAP authentication failed message. > >> > >> i'm wondernig if RH7.3 compiled ppp with the proper flags? > >> > >> > >> > "W. Chris Shank" wrote: > >> >> > >> >> I'm attempting to setup remote dialin so that I can call home to > >> >> get on the internet while i'm on vaca. I've reviewed the RedHat PPP > >> >> Server Quick How-To, but am having trouble authenticating. Trying > >> >> to use KPPP to test, set for PAP. If you have this working, please > >> >> reply with your login.config, options, and inittab entries. also if > >> >> you pap-secrets isn't too revealing, please include. I'd really > >> >> like this to > >> >> authenticate agains /etc/shadow, but it's not working so far. > >> > > >> > Get it working yet? I've got a SuSE setup working, with standard > >> > PPP, so maybe this isn't close enough for you... > >> > > >> > What's handling you're phone pickup? I find that picking a getty is > >> > half the pain of setting up dial-in ppp. > >> > > >> > Note that I'm using mgetty for the dial-in line (is that what your > >> > login.config question is for?) > >> > > >> > For mgetty, in login.config, I've set: > >> > /AutoPPP/ - a_ppp /usr/sbin/pppd auth login -chap +pap > >> > proxyarp remote.ip:remote_machine > >> > > >> > (I replaced my remote IP address and remote m/c name above.) > >> > > >> > Also, in mgetty.config I added some things: > >> >speed 38400 > >> > > >> > port ttyS3 > >> > data-only y > >> > init-chat "" \d\d\d+++\d\d\dAT OK AT&F2 OK > >> > > >> > (Note the data-only setting. I had trouble with mgetty and my modem > >> > successfully doing a non-data-only connection, and finally gave up. > >> > This means I can't get both fax and data on the line when it's setup > >> > this way.) > >> > > >> > My inittab entry for the modem is: > >> > # modem getty. > >> > #mo:235:respawn:/usr/sbin/mgetty -s 38400 modem > >> > S3:235:respawn:/usr/sbin/mgetty -s 38400 ttyS3 > >> > > >> > I don't have direct access to the full file, but my ppp options set > >> > are: noauth > >> > crtscts > >> > lock > >> > modem > >> > asyncmap 0 > >> > nodetach > >> > lcp-echo-interval 30 > >> > lcp-echo-failure 4 > >> > idle 600 > >> > noipx > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Kevin Brosius > >> > ______________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group - http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements-http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug
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