From: "herbert@gondor.apana.org.au" Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2017 11:08:21 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Bug#284382: ppp: linkpidfile is not created upon detachment Package: ppp Version: 2.4.2+20040428-2 Severity: wishlist When pppd detaches from the parent normally, that is, without nodetach or updetach set, the linkpidfile is not created even when linkname is set. This is because the create_linkpidfile call in detach() is only made if the linkpidfile is filled in. However, linkpidfile is never filled in until create_linkpidfile has been called. IMHO the call should be made uncondtionally in detach() since create_linkpidfile does its own check on linkname anyway. Please note that the version of pppd in woody always wrote the linkpidfile after detaching. It did so in main() however. That call has now been removed which is why I'm seeing this problem. [...] -- --- pppd/main.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/pppd/main.c b/pppd/main.c index 6d50d1bac1d9..439fedced8ff 100644 --- a/pppd/main.c +++ b/pppd/main.c @@ -770,8 +770,7 @@ detach() /* update pid files if they have been written already */ if (pidfilename[0]) create_pidfile(pid); - if (linkpidfile[0]) - create_linkpidfile(pid); + create_linkpidfile(pid); exit(0); /* parent dies */ } setsid();