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To: Daniel Haischt <danielh@privat.toplink.de>
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Daniel Haischt wrote:
> 
> HIYA
> 
> I want to do a simple linkdown script for my ppp connection.
> 
> Can anybody tell me why the script below wont work?
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> #
> # Simple linkdown script for ppp
> #
> kill 'cat /var/run/tun0.pid'
> 
> If i just type cat /var/run/tun0.pid it shows me a valid PID,
> but if I type kill 'cat /var/run/tun0.pid' or if I run the script above
> I'll allways get the following err:
> 
> kill: Arguments should be jobs or process id's

Hi, I don't know too much about ppp - but isn't that script called after the
link has been taken 'down', i.e. /var/run/tun0.pid is going to be non existant
/ emtpy?

Try putting an:

echo `cat /var/run/tun0.pid` >/tmp/test_ppp.pid

Before it... Also make sure your using the right single quotes - you have the
wrong one's in your original mail... (should both be ` not ')

Regards,

Karl

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