Re: pppd daemon dies unexpectedly

["Mohammad Abdin" <rafat kcs org kw>]

edit syslog.conf
put a line that says
daemon.*						/dev/console
or you could also put /var/log/messages instead of /dev/console I 
think. this provides GREAT debugging info for ppp
> >>>>> "R" == Reed  <rskin@earthlink.net> writes:
> 
> 	[snip]
>     R> connect fine as root. When I log in with a normal user account
>     R> and startx I tried configuring the ppp dialup utility in gnome
>     R> and it connects fine but will only stay connected for a
>     R> minute. Then I get an error that says the pppd daemon died
> 	[snip]
> 
> Sounds like your not authenticating.  I don't use gnome-ppp, but is
> ther a way to turn on error checking?  That way you can check
> /var/log/messages to see exactly what's happening when you're trying
> to connect.
> 
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