the problem could be a permissions problem - many programs(or all?) in Linux
create a lock file when started to store app info in while running. It could
be that the directory it's trying to create this information in is a
directory you do not have permission to create files in. Find out where kppp
creates its lock file and make sure you have permission to write to the
directory.

HTH


-----Original Message-----
From: Clayton Stapleton [mailto:vernon@impulsedata.net]
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 11:25 AM
To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Kppp modem lock file


Thanks to Jiva and The Wolf got ppp working. Now it is Kppp
that is giving problems. Am using RedHat 6.2 on a Pentium 450Mh,
128 MB RAM. While in KDE and select Kppp from the popup
menu all that is displayed is a box asking for the root password. The
box disappears and nothing happens  so I guess that it is a RedHat
problem. From the CLI I type in /usr/sbin/kppp and get the box
for initiating Kppp and then select connect. All that happens is a box
the says "Sorry, can't create modem lock file." and thetas is it. How
is the "modem lock file" created?
Clay Stapleton


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