conf/105145: [PATCH] add redial function to rc.d/ppp

[Ulrich Spoerlein]

>Number:         105145
>Category:       conf
>Synopsis:       [PATCH] add redial function to rc.d/ppp
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
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>Keywords:       
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>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Nov 04 17:51:39 GMT 2006
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Ulrich Spoerlein
>Release:        FreeBSD 6.2-PRERELEASE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
ppp(8) in auto or redial mode can be instructed to redial by
sending SIGINT to the process. I always forget, which signal it
is and have to look it up.

To short-circuit this, teach rc.d/ppp to issue the redial
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:

--- ppp.patch begins here ---
Index: ppp
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/etc/rc.d/ppp,v
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -u -p -r1.12 ppp
--- ppp	26 Oct 2006 00:29:43 -0000	1.12
+++ ppp	4 Nov 2006 15:03:37 -0000
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ rcvar=`set_rcvar`
 command="/usr/sbin/${name}"
 start_precmd="ppp_precmd"
 start_postcmd="ppp_postcmd"
+redial_cmd="ppp_redial"
+extra_commands="redial"
 
 ppp_precmd()
 {
@@ -46,5 +48,23 @@ ppp_postcmd()
 	/etc/rc.d/pf resync
 }
 
+ppp_redial()
+{
+	# Only sent SIGINT when in auto or ddial mode. See ppp(8)
+	if [ "${ppp_mode}" = "ddial" -o "${ppp_mode}" = "auto" ]; then
+	  if [ -z "$rc_pid" ]; then
+	    if [ -n "$pidfile" ]; then
+	      echo 1>&2 "${name} not running? (check $pidfile)."
+	    else
+	      echo 1>&2 "${name} not running?"
+	    fi
+	    return 1
+	  fi
+
+	  kill -SIGINT $rc_pid
+	fi
+
+}
+
 load_rc_config $name
 run_rc_command "$1"
--- ppp.patch ends here ---


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