Re: pppd daemon dies unexpectedly

[bratsche dfw net]

Hey Reed,

You probably haven't setup your PPP secrets files. 'man pppd' should
provide all the information, but here's a quick run-through of what you
should do to get GNOME's PPP interface working with pppd.

Edit /etc/ppp/pap-secrets or chap-secrets (read the man pages for more
information on those). My chap-secrets file is empty, but my pap-secrets
file has one line for my ISP in it:

Pbratsche     dfw.net   <password>

Just add a similar line so it contains your login name, server name, and
your password. I believe you should be all set after that.

Cody Russell

On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Reed wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm new to the list and I'm having some trouble with gnome-pppd. I'm running RH5.2, gnome 1.0 and enlightenment. I used ntcfg as root to configure my ppp account and I can connect fine as root. When I log in with a normal user account and startx I tried configuring the ppp dialup utility in gnome and it connects fine but will only stay connected for a minute. Then I get an error that says the pppd daemon died unexpectedly. I've changed the ownership of the ppp0 file in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts using chmod u+s. I've also edited that same file so that ppp will start at boot. Could someone point me in the right direction as to what the roblem may be?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Reed
>