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by **Andre D. Ben** » Tue, 03 Jun 1997 04:00:00

Hi there I am having a problem configuring X and pppd. Let me give you
some background. Apparently whenever I alter my /etc/inittab file to
allow the x display manager (xdm) to load during startup I cannot use
pppd to dial my ISP. The modem lights just blink but does not dial even
though I use it as a root user. However if I set my run default Id as 5
(the slakware default) in the /etc/inittab (multiuser runmode) and I log
into my system using the normal bash prompt instead of the Xwindow login
as root I can use pppd to connect to my ISP and everything is fine. I
just simply issue startx and I am into my xwindow client where I can use
netscape and all the window goodies. My question then is how can I
access pppd (via ppp-on) by using xdm. I really don't want my system to
start using the bash prompt. Is there a way this can be achieved. I
tried changing the file modifications to allow other users to own the
ppp configuration files but this did not have any impact. Anyone that
have an idea as to what I'm referring to can send me a reply. I will
really appreciate it. Thanks for your time and cooperation.
--
Andre D. Benn
Masters of Science in Information Systems
George Washington University

by **Steve May** » Wed, 04 Jun 1997 04:00:00

Quote:>Hi there I am having a problem configuring X and pppd. Let me give you
>some background.

. My question then is how can I

Quote:>access pppd (via ppp-on) by using xdm. I really don't want my system to
>start using the bash prompt. Is there a way this can be achieved.
>--

Andre,

There is a great package called xisp that will perform your ppp dialup
from within X-Windows. The last version that I've see is 1.9 and was last
seen on ftp://sunsite.unc.edu.
You need to get the latest (0.86 I think) version of the XForms library
for this package to compile properly.

Steve Mayer

by **Ian Teste** » Wed, 04 Jun 1997 04:00:00

> Hi there I am having a problem configuring X and pppd. Let me give you
> some background. Apparently whenever I alter my /etc/inittab file to
> allow the x display manager (xdm) to load during startup I cannot use
> pppd to dial my ISP. The modem lights just blink but does not dial even
> though I use it as a root user. However if I set my run default Id as 5
> (the slakware default) in the /etc/inittab (multiuser runmode) and I log
> into my system using the normal bash prompt instead of the Xwindow login
> as root I can use pppd to connect to my ISP and everything is fine. I
> just simply issue startx and I am into my xwindow client where I can use
> netscape and all the window goodies. My question then is how can I
> access pppd (via ppp-on) by using xdm. I really don't want my system to
> start using the bash prompt. Is there a way this can be achieved. I
> tried changing the file modifications to allow other users to own the
> ppp configuration files but this did not have any impact. Anyone that
> have an idea as to what I'm referring to can send me a reply. I will
> really appreciate it. Thanks for your time and cooperation.

ok,
firstly, you really shouldn't be doing 'normal' stuff with the
root account. It's a pretty big security risk, and you can quite easily
do some damage (i.e deleting important files). You should make a user
account for yourself and only use root when you need to.

I don't use xdm myself, but I suspect your problem is one of
permissions. Try starting a ppp connection as a normal user. If you
can't, then go and look at the permissions of the various files. The
system logs would be a good place to look too. Try /var/log/messages or
/var/log/kernel. If pppd's failing it should be logging it somewhere
(possibly telling you which file has the wrong permissions).

hope this helps
bye

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