ilaboo wrote:
> using debian started getting this error using kppp
>
> unable to create modem lock file

Does kppp have permission to write in /var/lock/
>
> konquerer show /dev all tty's are locked

I have been running UNIX since about 1971, and Linux since 1998, and do not
know what you mean by a file being locked. Files in /dev are mostly device
files, and files have read, write, and execute permissions (man ls). Most
files also have attributes (man lsattr and man chattr), but not, I believe,
those in /dev
>
> how can i uinlock there files?
>
If there is a file such as LCK..ttyS4 (the lock file for my modem) in
/var/lock, you can remove it if you have permission. Normally, you should
not do this, but close the connection and then the software will
automatically release the lock for you.

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