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
> 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?
Best not to create the account, if at all possible. Is there any reason
why you can't just use PAP authentication? If you use PAP, all the
information needed to authenticate is stored in /etc/ppp/pap-secrets,
and pppd pays no attention whatsoever to /etc/passwd and the accounts
that are set up on the system.
--
Nick Phillips ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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