Re: ppp help!

K D <dukester@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi

> I have for the first time in a very long time found myself setting
> up dialup internet access on a debain sarge box using kppp. I have
> it working when logged on as root. When trying to log on as a user
> pppd dies (with very little in the way of helpful information) right
> after about the time the remote end is sending dynamically assigned
> ip address information after successful user / pass negotiation.
> Its very likely to be a permissions problem, what am I missing?

Since pppd reached the IPCP negotiation stage, the problem might be
that the system already has a local route that includes the IP address
the peer requests. If this is the case then adding the pppd option
"noauth" in /etc/ppp/options should allow a normal user to complete
IPCP negotiations.

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