This procedure uses as examples the PPP configuration files that were introduced in How to Define Communications Over a Serial Line. The procedure configures the dial-out system that belongs to user2, as shown in Example of a PAP Authentication Scenario (Working From Home).
The following /etc/ppp/options file contains options for PAP support, which are shown in bold.
# cat /etc/ppp/options lock name user2 auth require-pap
Where:
name user2 sets user2 as the PAP name of the user on the local system. If the login option is used, the PAP name must be the same as the user's UNIX user name in the password database.
auth states that the dial-out system must authenticate callers before establishing the link.
The following example shows how to add PAP support to the existing /etc/ppp/peers/myserver file that was created in How to Define the Connection With an Individual Peer.
# cat /etc/ppp/peers/myserver /dev/cua/a 57600 noipdefault defaultroute idle 120 user user2 remotename myserver connect "chat -U 'mypassword' -f /etc/ppp/mychat"
The new options in bold add PAP requirements for peer myserver.
Defines user2 as the user name of the local system.
Defines myserver as a peer that requires authentication credentials from the local system.
See Also
To test the PAP authentication setup by calling the dial-in server, see How to Call the Dial-In Server.
To learn more about PAP authentication, see Password Authentication Protocol (PAP).