On Tue, 29 Dec 1998, Scott Dudley wrote:
>
> I've got mgetty/pppd running on a Linux PC. I want to create an account on
> the box but for ppp authentication only, no shell. What's the best way to
> do so? In the past, I've simply specified /dev/null as shell for lack of
You can use /usr/sbin/pppd (or a script that runs it) as the shell.
Then (since you are doing ppp authentication) the login doesn't need
a password in /etc/passwd.
> knowledge of a better way. This box is likewise connected to a LAN. I'd
> prefer not to afford them access to same. Is it enough to disable IP
> forwarding?
I have forwarding enabled and use ipchains. If forwarding is off,
users on the LAN won't be able to use the ppp link. That might not
be a problem for you.
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