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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!news.sdsmt.edu!nntp.uac.net!news.tufts.edu!blanket.mitre.org!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.emeraldis.com!ppp27.emeraldis.com!user From: david@emeraldis.com (David G. Cannon) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: Shell/PPP dialins. Help plz. Date: 5 Jun 1996 01:37:18 GMT Organization: Emerald Internet Services Lines: 63 Message-ID: <david-0406962116110001@ppp27.emeraldis.com> References: <4oo8o8$6ah@agate.nbnet.nb.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp27.emeraldis.com In article <4oo8o8$6ah@agate.nbnet.nb.ca>, cavenerl@nbnet.nb.ca wrote: > 1) Basically im setting up a small ISP to get the hang of things, and > I want to offer Shell and PPP accounts. Anyway, as I understand it all > PPP accounts have the letter P at the start of it (Pdowntown, or > Psmith).. Now, this sucks. How do I get rid of the P? Actually, the "P" before the username is great! You just don't understand why because you're a newbie to this. If you want to "get the hang of things", understand that there are excellent reasons why BSDI does it that way. You just haven't used it long enough to see why. I think the engineers at BSDI know just a little more than you do about how to setup an Internet server? Of course, you would probably disagree. > 2) Also, where is the init strings for my modem? You are definitely new to this! You need to use the "tip <ttydevice>" to connect to your modems and configure the init strings as power-up defaults for the modems. The modems will do the initializing themselves. (Hint: page 71 of your BSDI manual!) > 3) Is there any programs out there that will allow you to monitor > users usage? I thought an accounting package came with BSDI but I > guess not. Yes, there is, and yes, you guessed wrong. You can use the "ac" command to find out the details on a person's usage. It can be used in conjunction with the "last" command to give very detailed reports. You can find out exactly how to use those commands by looking at the man pages on them. Or do you know how? > 4) Where can I get howtos or faqs on setting up BSDI, the damn manual > tells you jack about it, basically it just skimms the surface! This newsgroup can answer all of your specific questions. If you want a great book that deals with system administration and has specific instruction for BSDI, get "Unix System Administration Handbook: 2nd Edition", published by Prentice Hall. It's an excellent book that every BSDI System Admin should have. Books-A-Million and Barnes & Noble should carry it. > Thanks for the help, you guys are great! Keep up the good work.. > > Lance Cavener > VSi You're welcome! And if you could be a little more pleasant, and not so dang bitchy, people would be much more willing to answer your questions in a non-sarcastic way! David G. Cannon P.S. - BSDI is not the "bad guy"... Unix-illiterate people who think NT is superior to something they've never used before are! ;-)