FreeBSD 2.2.1 /PPP 2.2.0 and mgetty 1.0.0 or 1.1.5: wtmp and connection problems (fwd)

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Frank Bartels wrote:
> 
> Heya,
> 
> Both, mgetty ("autoppp") and pppd ("<username>") open a new wtmp
> entry, and init just closes one. Try
> 
> /AutoPPP/  -  - /usr/sbin/pppd auth +pap -chap login
> 
> and you'll be happy. [I use this feature just under L****, but I noticed
> the same behaviour there...]
I'll try...

> 
> Sorry, what is the problem with "10 hours of connection during the
> weekend"?
Well, they only use it for email, which is normally only about 10
minutes/day.
Phone bills get paid by connnection time out here :-(.
10 hours is very long, even in the weekend...


Gunter.
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