[pptp-server] Info

David Luyer luyer at ucs.uwa.edu.au
Sun Aug 29 22:45:48 CDT 1999


> Hi someone can tell me why I get this error :
> 
> Aug 28 11:02:32 server pptpd[6007]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd,
> opening
>  GRE)
> Aug 28 11:02:32 server pppd[6008]: pppd 2.3.7 started by root, uid 0
> Aug 28 11:02:32 server pppd[6008]: Using interface ppp0
> Aug 28 11:02:32 server pppd[6008]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/2
> Aug 28 11:02:33 server pptpd[6007]: CTRL: Error with select(), quitting
> Aug 28 11:02:33 server pptpd[6007]: CTRL: Client 216.46.20.53 control
> connection
>  finished

Looks like it could be a normal exit from a broken (Win9x) client or a
problem, without more debugging it's hard to tell.

> I just check in my /dev/pts/ directory and I dont have any 2 file ony a
> 0 one so any one have a clue?

/dev/pts is the Linux 2.2.x special filesystem which creates pseudo terminals 
on demand, hence they will only be there when in use.

David.





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