> else? I thought I could start writing information to a file as soon > as I'd find out about pppd's status: if it got a busy-signal or > anything else, no information would be written to the file. Can I do > it in a script?
Try parsing the end of /var/log/ppp-connect-errors and/or /var/log/syslog. Daemons will typically report their status in /var/log/syslog, and some other logfiles, depending on your syslogd config. Good luck, Jason PS: Please CC me on replies, as I'm not subscribed. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]