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Date:      Wed, 2 Jun 1999 20:53:56 +1000 (EST)
From:      phil@rivendell.apana.org.au
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject:   conf/11989: pppd(8) output misplaced
Message-ID:  <199906021053.UAA02530@doorstop.apana.org.au>

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>Number:         11989
>Category:       conf
>Synopsis:       pppd(8) output misplaced
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Jun  2 04:00:03 PDT 1999
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Phil Homewood
>Release:        FreeBSD 3.2-STABLE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
	pppd version 2.3 patch level 5

>Description:
	pppd sends "connection errors" to /etc/ppp/connect-errors.
	Output really shouldn't be going into /etc.

>How-To-Repeat:
	Watch pppd fail to connect. Look in /etc/ppp.

>Fix:
--- pathnames.h.orig    Wed Jun  2 20:48:03 1999
+++ pathnames.h Wed Jun  2 20:50:52 1999
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #define _PATH_AUTHUP   "/etc/ppp/auth-up"
 #define _PATH_AUTHDOWN "/etc/ppp/auth-down"
 #define _PATH_TTYOPT   "/etc/ppp/options."
-#define _PATH_CONNERRS "/etc/ppp/connect-errors"
+#define _PATH_CONNERRS "/var/log/connect-errors"
 #define _PATH_USEROPT  ".ppprc"
 #define _PATH_PEERFILES        "/etc/ppp/peers/"
 #define _PATH_PPPDENY  "/etc/ppp/ppp.deny"



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