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Date:      Mon, 21 Sep 1998 15:51:46 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Rich Winkel <rich@chumbly.math.missouri.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ijppp server config problems
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9809211551160.11562-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199809200312.WAA29673@chumbly.math.missouri.edu>

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On Sat, 19 Sep 1998, Rich Winkel wrote:

> I give up :-<
> I'm trying to set up a ppp server for a static ip address.
> I'm using ppp 1.65 with 2.2.6 stable, and regular getty (not mgetty).
> The passwd entry for "cppp" has a shell which invokes:
> /usr/sbin/ppp -direct cppp
> ----------------- /etc/ppp/ppp.conf ---------------
> default:
>  set debug phase lcp chat
>  disable lqr
>  disable passwdauth
>  set timeout 0
> 
> cppp:
>  disable passwdauth
>  set ifaddr server_addr client_addr 255.255.255.255
>  enable proxy
> --------------- /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup ------------
> cppp:
>  add client_addr netmask 255.255.255.255 HISADDR
> -------------------------------------------------
> The error message is:
> You may not use ppp in this mode with this label

You're not running ppp as root.  Add this line to your ppp.conf:

allow users root myusername

replace myusername with what's appropriate.  

Doug White                               
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