Hi... Creating a user "ppp" and changing it's shell in /etc/passwd from /bin/bash to /usr/sbin/pppd, then adding /usr/sbin/pppd in /etc/shells.. that 's using pppd as a user's shell. Get it. But I'd like you to patiently go through following simple questions ..but which I didn't clearly understood: 1. My redhat 5.0/kernel2.0.32 has mgetty installed on and I m running it as a PPP server. On my own box, I guess that it's pointless to try log in with user ppp, cause it's like the system calling itself in a way ..right?? Cause I was testing user ppp and got, of course logged in with ..pppd garbage..and that got me back again at login prompt .. 2.Now, say I want a user from outside to call to my linux box (ppp server). That user can use user ppp..right?? and when he gets that pppd garbage, he will just have to hit <ENTER> or the <CONTINUE> option if he uses the Dial up networking icon of win95 right?? 3. But his shell should absolutely be pppd ..right?? 4.A user that has /bin/bash has it's shell (in /etc/passwd)..he will be able to dial to my machine but will just access my hard drive's space reserved to him..right?? This what is called a shell account..right?? Thanks
