From owner-freebsd-doc Sun Jan 10 07:53:27 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA05223 for freebsd-doc-outgoing; Sun, 10 Jan 1999 07:53:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from smtp04.wxs.nl (smtp04.wxs.nl [195.121.6.59]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA05218 for ; Sun, 10 Jan 1999 07:53:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from asmodai@wxs.nl) Received: from daemon.ninth-circle.org ([195.121.56.131]) by smtp04.wxs.nl (Netscape Messaging Server 3.6) with ESMTP id AAA8FA; Sun, 10 Jan 1999 16:52:30 +0100 Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.3 [p0] on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <000c01be3c80$8a8b0680$856929cb@mic.au2.net> Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 17:00:03 +0100 (CET) Organization: Ninth Circle Enterprises From: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai To: Michael Subject: RE: help for ppp dial-in Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Ick, what length are yer lines set to ? On 10-Jan-99 Michael wrote: > Dear BSD: > I am only new to bsd system, I read the bsd handbook give me a lot of > helps but now I have problem with "ppp dial-in" confingations, I have > looked BSD handbook in page 15.1.5. PPP Configuration at PPP > permissions, I do need given permissions to user to run ppp ( is only > permissions to ppp not others unlike "su " permissions ) by add- > -ing to "network" group in /etc/group, is can make it auto add in the > group when I add the new user? if can how to do it? > after I make the file "ppp-shell" ( as I am copy the sample file in this > page ) it tell me to make s symbolic link to "ppp-dialup" and where is > the file "ppp-dialup" come from ? > do I need make by myself or have some sample file ? ( any where in the > installed system ) to use the "shell" for all my "ppp" dial up user by > add "ppp:/home/ppp:/etc/ppp/ppp-dialup" to the /etc/passwd, For doing > this can be auto to do by the PC self ? > it's ok to make a ppp directory to /home and I need create .hushlogin and > .rhosts in "ppp" directory but what are the files for ? see rhosts(5) for the .rhosts question... For ppp ye need to set allow user user1 user2 user3 in ppp.conf to allow people to use ppp. Also, use adduser(8) for adding new users and during adduser it asks to invite the new user into any existing groups, there you can add them to network and such... HTH, --- Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven A veil of smoke is what I am, asmodai(at)wxs.nl I wait and I wait... Network/Security Specialist BSD & picoBSD: The Power to Serve To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message