I can't run pptpd!

[amaj1407]

Hello every one,

It takes me 3 days and it may take more to get pptpd service running, when I run it from konsole

/etc/init.d/pptpd start

of course as root, I get:

Starting MS VPN server pptpdstartproc:  exit status of parent of /usr/sbin/pptpd: 1
                                                                      failed

and so I cant connect to any pptp vpn.
So please help me. Thanks in advance

[amaj1407]

Any one who knows what the problem?

[amaj1407]

2 days and no reply, is it that hard to correct or what?

[gogalthorp]

I don't use it but it may be an installation issue. It is not installed by default so you must have gotten it somewhere.

Did you install from source or did you install by Yast or smart or some other installer? Does it show up in

Yast-System-System Services??

If not it was installed incorrectly.

[gogalthorp]

An other thought. Since it is a system service a reboot may be required for the system to recognize it the first time.

[amaj1407]

Yes, it is in the system services.
And no it's not the first time to run the service, I have installed the service for a long time

[amaj1407]

and if I run it from the services I get:
/etc/init.d/pptpd start returned 7 (program is not running):

[gogalthorp]

It has worked in the past???

If so maybe something has come unglued. Try reinstalling via Yast.

What version of Suse??

The more info you give the more likely someone can help.

I don't know the program so this is about as far as I can go. Sorry

[abcoates]

and if I run it from the services I get:
/etc/init.d/pptpd start returned 7 (program is not running):

I think I've found the problem. I'm using openSUSE 10.3, and the default

/etc/pptpd.conf

refers to an options file

/etc/ppp/options.ppp0

However, the file is actually called

/etc/ppp/options.pptpd

Once I made that change in the configuration file, "pptpd" started up without the error.

Cheers, Tony.

[wolfpack1221]

Same problem here but mine was called options.pptp
thanks