Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 19:01:32 -0600 (CST) From: George Vagner <vagner@ti.com> To: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: strange message Message-ID: <199801200101.TAA05203@epcot.spdc.ti.com>
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At 06:53 PM 1/19/98 +0000, you wrote: >> i am getting a message when i run ppp -alias -ddial pmdemand >> the message says : >> >> "tcp: cant open socket 3000 no password in ppp.secret." >> >> but it dials and logs in fine? >> >> i do have a password in ppp.secret though? >> >> any ideas? > >Does `hostname' output the same name as the one in ppp.secret ? >Also, if you get the latest ppp, you can specify this password on the >`set server' line (which now must be there). > I will check this and reply. >> heres another i am not getting any logging in /var/log/ppp.log >> >> i made shure that >> >> !ppp >> *.* /var/log/ppp.log >> >> >> was in /etc/syslog.conf as the man page says but it was already there so i >> didnt have to touch it. >> >> any clues? > >Perhaps /var/log/ppp.log doesn't already exist. You need to create a >zero length file if it doesn't. This should be done by newsyslog(8). Aha! the zero lenth file is there but i did notice messages in my mailbox that say: newsyslog: preposterous process number: 0 the subject line is : cron <root@bud> /usr/sbin/newsyslog > >Also, make sure that *only* tabs are used in syslog.conf. Syslogd is >quite particular about this. yes tabs are only used. > >> vagner@ti.com > >-- >Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <brian@OpenBSD.org> > <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; >Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour.... > > > > Laszlo Vagner Texas Instruments Email:vagner@NOSPAM.ti.com Pg. 598-5217 Wk. 995-4297
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