[pptp-server] Respawning too many times

[Michael Barsalou]

Those of you that are getting this problem. It seems to be related 
to the fact that pptpd is started in the inittab.  In our system the 
inittab is in /etc/inittab.

Comment out the section of the inittab that launches the pptpd 
daemon.

Then type 

init Q

This will stop the spawning process.

The most likley cause of this respawning so often is probably a bad 
option in your options file.  Check /var/log/messages for more 
possible clues.

use pptpd -d until you can get it working.  This will launch a pptpd 
daemon.

For those of you using redhat, they posted a RedHat HOWTO on 
the webpage.  Might even work for Mandrake.

http://www.mortonbay.com/vpn/help.html



Michael Barsalou
barjunk at attglobal.net