ip-up an ip-down scripts in SuSE 8.2

From: Yura (zmouse2002_at_mail.ru)
Date: 02/29/04 

Date: 29 Feb 2004 12:30:54 GMT

Hi, NG

I've almost gone nut with these scripts.

I want to save my own statistics on dial-up connections. So, I've
decided to use custom ip-up and ip-down scripts. AFAIK, pppd runs these
scripts at the begin and end of connection. There is on "ip-up" script
and link to it, named "ip-down". Actually ip-up is one large script,
which can operate as "ip-up" and "ip-down" as well depending on BASENAME
parameter.

Additionally to this, there is folders "ip-up.d" and "ip-down.d", where
user can put their own scripts, avoiding to edit main ip-up script. Good
idea!

I've wrote my scripts, placed them in these folders and they don't work.
I've checked main script, put there "echo $SCRIPT > filename" statements
to verify how it works - everything is OK. But my scripts doesn't work
(or start?). If I add to the main script my own strings, they work, but
as separate scripts - no. Also I've ran main "ip-up" manually as root -
in this case separate scripts also work!

Can anybody explain what's going on? I run pppd as common user using
"sudo". Is it possible that main script runs as root, but custom scripts
no? My custom scripts contains only instructions like this "echo
$someparameter >> /var/log/dialout"

Will be glad to see any advice.

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