Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 12:03:09 +0000 From: Karl Pielorz <kpielorz@tdx.co.uk> To: Daniel Haischt <danielh@privat.toplink.de> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: simple linkdown script Message-ID: <366137FD.A8BCB4D7@tdx.co.uk> References: <3661370D.41C67EA6@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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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