Hi Xue,
Find below a sample pap-secrets file.
/etc/ppp/pap-secrets.
username * passwd
* username passwd
On Wed, 21 Jun 2000, Guoliang Xue wrote:
> With respect to all users on this list!
>
> Having tried for a week without success, I am trying to get help
> from the experts here on this list.
>
> I have two Pentium III based PCs running Red Hat Linux 62.
> One of them (say office.uvm.edu) is in my office which is connected
> to the internet. The other (say localhost.localdomain) is a stand alone
> machine at my home. Both machines have modems so that I can dial into
> office.uvm.edu from localhost.localdomain using mgetty running on
> office.uvm.edu.
>
> I used linuxconf to create a ppp acount on office.uvm.edu, with
> user name myppp. However, my ppp connection seems to be running into
> difficulties with PAP authentication. Kppp does not leave with me too
> much useful message. The following message was returned when I was
> trying to login into the ppp acount.
>
> >Red Hat Linux release 6.2 (Zoot)
> >Kernel 2.2.14-5.0 on an i686
> >login: myppp
> >Password:
> >Last login: Wed Jun 21 16:15:10 on ttyS0
> >/usr/sbin/pppd: The remote system is required to authenticate itself
> >/usr/sbin/pppd: but I couldn't find any suitable secret (password) for it to us.
> >Connection closed by foreign host
>
> I have tried many combinations of the /etc/ppp/pap-secrets and
> /etc/ppp/options files on both machines and could not find a working
> combination. I am quite sure that my /etc/resolv.conf is correct
> because I have no problem dialing into an ISP account. When I tested
> with my own ppp acount, I changed the domain and nameserver in the
> file /etc/resolv.conf.
>
> Will someone send me a sample or a pointer on the internet where
> I can find a sample? Thank you very much.
>
> Sincerely yours,
>
> Guoliang Xue
>
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