Jim Foltz wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 14, 1999 at 10:39:25PM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 14, 1999 at 08:32:47PM -0700, Robert Kerr wrote: > > > When I type plog I get this: > > > > > > tail: /var/log/ppp.log: Permission denied > > > > > > the attributes for ppp.log are > > > -rw-r----- 1 root adm 8305 Jan 14 20:38 /var/log/ppp.log > > > > > > What can I do to change this? > > > > You have to run plog as root. The reason that ppp.log isn't world > > readable is that your ppp password is more than likely in the log file. > > Under what conditins does the password show up? I just grep'd my > /var/log/ppp.log for my password, andi t wasn't there. Is it because > I use CHAP that it doesn't show up? >
Turn off debug and kdebug after you get things working proper. I believe it is kdebug that puts the userid and password in the log if I remember correctly. John > > > > -- > > ----- -- - -------- --------- ---- ------- ----- - - --- -------- > > Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux > > UnixGroup Admin - Jordan Systems Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ------ -- ----- - - ------- ------- -- The Choice of the GNU Generation > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > -- > Jim Foltz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > --purge \*, let dpkg sort them out > AOL/IM: jim foltz > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
