Thanks Nick. I've always used the login argv to pppd to use the passwd
file. I'll drop it from /etc/mgetty+sendfax/login.config and create entry
in pap-secrets.
Many thanks.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwp [mailto:nwp]On Behalf Of Nick Phillips
> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 3:43 PM
> To: Scott Dudley
> Cc: Ppp-List (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: Restricted PPP Account?
>
>
> 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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