From gecko@freecar.com Fri Feb 13 20:56:38 1998
From: gecko@freecar.com
To: users@lists.opensuse.org
Subject: RE: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Re: PPP-on/off
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 21:56:38 +0100
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In-Reply-To: <[S.u.S.E. Linux] Re: PPP-on/off>
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On 13-Feb-98 Jim Hatridge wrote:
>
>On Thu, 12 Feb 1998 wtopa(a)ix.netcom.com wrote:
>> Jim
>>=20
>> FYI
>> -rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root          998 Jan 31 00:05 /usr/sbin/ppp-off
>> -rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root          413 Jan 31 00:05 /usr/sbin/ppp-up
>> -rwsr-xr--   1 root     dialout     83856 Nov 30 07:14 /usr/sbin/pppd
>> -rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root         7792 Nov 30 07:14 /usr/sbin/pppstats
>>=20
>> -rw-r--r--   1 root     root          158 Jan 30 23:47 /etc/ppp/ppp.chat
>>=20
>> lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root           10 Feb 12 14:18 /dev/modem ->
>/dev/ttyS0
>> crw-rw-rw-   1 root     uucp       4,  64 Feb 12 14:25 /dev/ttyS0
>>=20
>> All users are assigned to both uucp and dialout groups.
>>=20
>> HTH
>>=20
>> Wayne
>
>Hi Wayne;
>
>I've put all the permissions like you showed, but it's still a no-go. I'm
>still getting "connect script failed" errors. In /var/log/messages it says
>that pppd is starting and then I get the script error. I should add that
>my ISP uses PAP. That may change things, but right now it's not even
>getting to the modem, so I don't know if it matters about PAP. BTW,
>ppp-on/off does work under root, so I know I have something right.
>
>In the end what I want to do is to be able under user "hatridge" just run,
>for example, "getmail", which would make the connection, get my email,
>download outgoing mail and disconnect.=20
>
>Any ideas?
>
Check your permissions on "chat" and maybe make sure you have debug FOR chat
turned on in the ppp.chat script.  It looks like that might be the script
that's dieing.  THEN view the /var/log/messages.  You might also want to make
sure thet debug is turned on for pppd.
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