[pptp-server] trouble with chatfiles and scripts

[T.Shaw]

/etc/inittab maybe?
terrelle
----- Original Message -----
From: David Kempe <david at solutionsfirst.net>
To: <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 3:32 AM
Subject: RE: [pptp-server] trouble with chatfiles and scripts


> Thanks for that hlep tmk. I actually solved it shortly before you replied
by
> doing that exact thing. It seems to work ok.....
>
> Now i am getting another problem.
> For some reason the pptpd is going nuts
>
> Feb  2 21:20:15 what pptpd[32675]: MGR: Manager process started
> Feb  2 21:20:15 what pptpd[32675]: MGR: Couldn't create host socket
> Feb  2 21:20:15 what pptpd[32676]: MGR: Manager process started
> Feb  2 21:20:15 what pptpd[32676]: MGR: Couldn't create host socket
> Feb  2 21:20:15 what pptpd[32677]: MGR: Manager process started
> Feb  2 21:20:15 what pptpd[32677]: MGR: Couldn't create host socket
> Feb  2 21:20:16 what init: Id "pptp" respawning too fast: disabled for 5
> minutes
> Feb  2 21:20:15 what pptpd[32678]: MGR: Manager process started
> Feb  2 21:20:15 what pptpd[32678]: MGR: Couldn't create host socket
> Feb  2 21:20:15 what pptpd[32679]: MGR: Manager process started
> Feb  2 21:20:15 what pptpd[32679]: MGR: Couldn't create host socket
> Feb  2 21:20:15 what pptpd[32680]: MGR: Manager process started
> Feb  2 21:20:15 what pptpd[32680]: MGR: Couldn't create host socket
> Feb  2 21:20:15 what pptpd[32681]: MGR: Manager process started
> Feb  2 21:20:16 what pptpd[32681]: MGR: Couldn't create host socket
> Feb  2 21:20:16 what pptpd[32682]: MGR: Manager process started
> Feb  2 21:20:16 what pptpd[32682]: MGR: Couldn't create host socket
>
> It seems to die and respawn very quickly givng big troubles.
> Im not sure what is going on, if you know of anything that would cause
this
> process to do this please let me know
> Note that i dont run pptpd on startup at all, I have tried also to killall
> the pptpd process, this stops the racing however when i start it again it
> imediatly tries to do it. People can still connect fine, however it seems
to
> want to restart itself rampantly.
>
> thanks
>
> dave
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tmk [mailto:tmk at netmagic.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, 2 February 2000 5:40 PM
> To: David Kempe
> Subject: Re: [pptp-server] trouble with chatfiles and scripts
>
>
> check your /etc/ppp/options file for mention of the chat script
>
> Kevin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Kempe <david at solutionsfirst.net>
> To: <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 9:48 PM
> Subject: [pptp-server] trouble with chatfiles and scripts
>
>
> > Hi people,
> > I'm pretty newbie at pptp and poptop sobe kind :)
> > I have RH6 with most of the standard packages.. ie nothing has been
> > upgraded.
> > pppd is 2.3.7
> > I set up poptop and after much fiddlineg with the pptpd.conf file and
> > playing aorund with things i have gotten stuck at this problem.
> > It seems that the pptp server is dieng and starting again very quickly.
> > this is the log of what is happneing.
> > Then when a client tries to connect (win2k or win98) it gives from after
> the
> > CTRL sectin there.
> > What i did was it used to execute the /etc/ppp/chatfile at this point.
> > It seems that this chatfile was trying to dial an old isp of mine, so i
> > backed it up and used a blank one instead.
> > My question is firstly - what is with the restarting?
> > secondly - why does it try and use this chatfile and what is meatn to be
> in
> > the chat file i am using.
> > My pppd does not use the chatfile, as it has old settings, so osmehwere
> pppd
> > is using it when it gets invoked by pptpd.
> > How to tell what is correct i dont know.
> > Any help appreciated thanks.
> >
> > Yours
> >
> > David Kempe
> >
> >
> > Feb  2 15:36:30 what init: Id "pptp" respawning too fast: disabled for 5
> > minutes
> > Feb  2 15:36:29 what pptpd[1504]: MGR: Manager process started
> > Feb  2 15:36:29 what pptpd[1504]: MGR: Couldn't create host socket
> > Feb  2 15:36:29 what pptpd[1505]: MGR: Manager process started
> > Feb  2 15:36:29 what pptpd[1505]: MGR: Couldn't create host socket
> > Feb  2 15:36:29 what pptpd[1506]: MGR: Manager process started
> > Feb  2 15:36:29 what pptpd[1506]: MGR: Couldn't create host socket
> > Feb  2 15:36:29 what pptpd[1507]: MGR: Manager process started
> > Feb  2 15:36:29 what pptpd[1507]: MGR: Couldn't create host socket
> > Feb  2 15:36:30 what pptpd[1508]: MGR: Manager process started
> > Feb  2 15:36:30 what pptpd[1508]: MGR: Couldn't create host socket
> > Feb  2 15:36:39 what pptpd[1509]: CTRL: Client 24.192.50.71 control
> > connection started
> > Feb  2 15:36:40 what pptpd[1509]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd,
> > opening GRE)
> > Feb  2 15:36:40 what pppd[1511]: pppd 2.3.7 started by root, uid 0
> > Feb  2 15:36:40 what pppd[1511]: Serial connection established.
> > Feb  2 15:36:40 what pppd[1511]: Using interface ppp1
> > Feb  2 15:36:40 what pppd[1511]: Connect: ppp1 <--> /dev/modem
> > Feb  2 15:36:40 what pptpd[1509]: GRE:
read(fd=5,buffer=804d7e0,len=8196)
> > from PTY failed: status = -1 error = Input/output error
> > Feb  2 15:36:40 what pptpd[1509]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE write failed
> > (pty,gre)=(5,6)
> > Feb  2 15:36:40 what pptpd[1509]: CTRL: Client 24.192.50.71 control
> > connection finished
> > Feb  2 15:36:41 what pppd[1511]: Serial line is looped back.
> > Feb  2 15:36:41 what pppd[1511]: Connection terminated.
> > Feb  2 15:36:41 what pppd[1511]: Connect time 0.1 minutes.
> > Feb  2 15:36:41 what pppd[1511]: Exit.
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