Re: vpnc: can't open pidfile /var/run/vpnc/pid for writing

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Thu, 2010-09-09 at 09:40 -0400, Tom Sutherland wrote:
> yes - free space is not an issue.

Normally on RPM-based distros the package would create and own that
directory, but I guess we need to create it if it doesn't exist.

Dan

> On Wed, 2010-09-08 at 12:40 -0400, José Queiroz wrote:
> > Is there free space in the FS that holds "/var/run/vpnc"?
> > 
> > 2010/9/7 Tom Sutherland <tsuther i3businesssolutions com>
> >         From my syslog:
> >         
> >         
> >         Sep  7 13:31:07 angry-butler09 vpnc[7137]: can't open
> >         pidfile /var/run/vpnc/pid for writing
> >         Sep  7 13:31:08 angry-butler09 NetworkManager[1112]: <info>
> >         VPN connection 'WolverineECC' (IP Config Get) complete.
> >         Sep  7 13:31:08 angry-butler09 NetworkManager[1112]: <info>
> >         Policy set 'LabConn' (eth0) as default for IPv4 routing and
> >         DNS.
> >         Sep  7 13:31:08 angry-butler09 NetworkManager[1112]: <info>
> >         VPN plugin state changed: 4
> >         Sep  7 13:31:08 angry-butler09 nm-dispatcher.action: Script
> >         '/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/01ifupdown' exited with
> >         error status 1.
> >         Sep  7 13:37:37 angry-butler09 vpnc[7137]: select: Interrupted
> >         system call
> >         Sep  7 13:37:37 angry-butler09 vpnc[7137]: terminated by
> >         signal: 15
> >         
> >         The tunnel interface comes up, routes are populated, but no
> >         traffic seems to flow across tunnel.
> >         
> >         If I manually create /var/run/vpnc directory prior to starting
> >         the connection, all seems to work properly.
> >         
> >         
> >         version:
> >         network-manager/maverick uptodate 0.8.1
> >         +git.20100810t184654.ab580f4-0ubuntu2
> >         
> >         
> >         uname -a:
> >         Linux angry-butler09 2.6.35-20-generic #29-Ubuntu SMP Fri Sep
> >         3 14:55:28 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> >         
> >         
> >         Any ideas?  Is this a distro-specific thing?
> >         
> >         Regards,
> >         Tom Sutherland
> >         
> >         
> >         
> >         
> >         
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