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To: "Norman C. Rice" <nrice@emu.sourcee.com>
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Subject: Re: user-mode ppp server with mgetty 
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From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>
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> I have a problem with using mgetty (AutoPPP) and user-mode ppp as a PPP
> server. 
> Namely, ppp remains running after the connection is dropped and mgetty
[.....]
  Nov  7 13:40:27 falcon ppp[16129]: Link: OsLinkdown: 205.181.248.230
  Nov  7 13:40:28 falcon ppp[16129]: Phase: Disconnected!
  Nov  7 13:40:28 falcon ppp[16129]: Phase: Connect time: 1111 secs
  Nov  7 13:40:28 falcon ppp[16129]: Phase: NewPhase: Dead
[.....]
>   exec /usr/sbin/ppp -direct $IDENT
[.....]

Hmm, I've never seen a report where ppp says ``Disconnected'' and 
doesn't go away !  In phase.c, the above "NewPhase: Dead" means exit 
in -direct mode.  Isn't there a "PPP Terminated" message ?

> I saw a question similar to this posted some time ago, but I never saw a
> response.
> My efforts to use the ! and !bg command within ppp.linkdown to kill the
> ppp 
> process or even write to a file have been unsuccessful. I have tried
[.....]

You must use ``sh'' if you want to do redirections on the command 
line, otherwise you must do them inside your program/script.  So, in 
the ppp configuration file

 !bg sh -c "mycommand >myoutput 2>&1"

works as does

 !bg mycommand

if ``mycommand'' contains

#! /bin/sh

exec >myoutput 2>&1
.....


> I apologize for the length of this plea for assistance, but I tried to
> include
> information that may help...and it is my first posting.
> 
> Regards,
> Norman C. Rice, Jr.
> nrice@emu.sourcee.com

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