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FS#79672 - [ppp] 2.5.0 uses wrong pid file names

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Andreas Steinmetz (not1337) - Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 17:02 GMT
Last edited by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Monday, 30 October 2023, 20:58 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

pid files of pppd should be named /run/ppp<num>.pid or in case linkname is used /run/ppp-<linkname>.pid which is documented as such.
pppd from 2.5.0 actually creates /run/pppdppp<num>.pid and /run/pppdppp-<linkname>.pid which can break scripts.
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Closed by  Toolybird (Toolybird)
Monday, 30 October 2023, 20:58 GMT
Reason for closing:  Upstream
Additional comments about closing:  and "No response"
Comment by loqs (loqs) - Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 17:06 GMT
 FS#79642  ?
Comment by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 21:56 GMT
This looks like an upstream bug and not an Arch packaging issue. Have you reported it upstream?
Comment by Andreas Steinmetz (not1337) - Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 01:06 GMT
No. Just reported it here after finding this.
Comment by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Saturday, 07 October 2023, 00:53 GMT
Does [1] fix it?

[1] https://github.com/ppp-project/ppp/commit/091e69b4e612427eeb95410dbc73eff10ea5dadb

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