It makes a lock file in /var/spool/lock I think, you need to be
root to write there or your program has to be SUID root.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Clayton
> Stapleton
> 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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