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Subject: pppd(8) output misplaced
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>Number:         11989
>Category:       conf
>Synopsis:       pppd(8) output misplaced
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          closed
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:  
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Jun  2 04:00:03 PDT 1999
>Closed-Date:    Tue Jul 31 09:09:34 PDT 2001
>Last-Modified:  Tue Jul 31 09:10:25 PDT 2001
>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"



>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
State-Changed-From-To: open->closed 
State-Changed-By: asmodai 
State-Changed-When: Tue Jul 31 09:09:34 PDT 2001 
State-Changed-Why:  
Close rediculously long overdue PR. 

pppd however needs a maintainer I guess, since it is rotting a bit in 
features and whatnot. 

Thanks! 

http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=11989 
>Unformatted:
