On Tue, 12 Oct 1999, you wrote: > Hi all- > > My ppp0.pid file is placed in /etc/ppp -- instead of in /var/run with the > others. Is this a normal thing for Mandrake? or for Redhat? If not, what > may cause this placement on my system? (My ISP is starting up some linux > support, and I tested some scripts they put together to automatically > setup ppp dialing; dialup works great, but when I run the unmodified > ppp-off script, it can't fine ppp0.pid in /var/run, so it's unable to > disconnect. This hasn't been a problem for me, as I run kppp which handles > it fine for some reason, but it just popped up experimenting with the > script from my ISP.) > I think that's normal for RedHat-compatible releases such as Mandrake. Your ppp stuff goes in two places: /etc/ppp and /bin. John