<file>.pid probs

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ok this is driving me nuts (no comment) for most of today

right, i’m updating my /etc/ddclient.conf (DDNS from dnydns.com)

# /etc/ddclient.conf daemon=600 syslog=no pid=/var/run/ddclient.pid use=web, use=if, if=eth0 protocol=dyndns2 use=if, if=eth0 server=members.dyndns.org wildcard=YES login=known password=known example.dyndns.org custom=yes, example.comi keep getting a Permission denied on line 4/pid=/var/run/ddclient.pid now i know a pid file only contains process ID, but this one has me beaten, input would be apprieciated, /var/run/ddclient.pid contains the process ID (4 digit number)

what the :swear: am i missing ?

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You have a DynDNS account, right? :wink:

I would try doing the update over HTTPS with a tool like wget and seeing if it works then. If so, you can troubleshoot the dyndns client, or you could setup a cron to just use wget. If wget fails, well, you should get some fairly verbose failure strings. Bon appetite.

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yep, i bet you know what my host is (very unoriginal)

my cli skills are improving, but i still prefer to use gui as much as poss :beer:

BTW: i think i should get you a big drink for all your help over time, thankies

BTW: i’m scared to goto bed in case some of the crap i’ve learnt fall out of my ear

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sorted it (breathe) after a while messing with ddclient (unsuccessfully)

after a few cigs and a lot of thinking

i thought why use ddclient and why not use the multi platform, standalone inadyn ?

so i tried it and success it is updating

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Good job!

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i realize this is bullsh1t to you, but it is quite important to me[ot]Apache next, any advise ?[/ot]

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Yeah, run it as a lab in virtualbox, not on your host PC, and don’t let it on the internet until you’re an expert. :slight_smile:
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[SIZE=5]aye aye captain[/SIZE]
http://i41.tinypic.com/rrp7c6.jpg[/ot]Edit: i’ve actually started adding a few cron jobs