[Vpn-help] 32 bit Feisty install, Vol 11, Issue 5, working

[Matthew Grooms]

On 8/31/2007, "charles morrison" <charlie2 at ledgible.com> wrote:
>Matthew Grooms wrote:
>> On 8/31/2007, "charles morrison" <charlie2 at ledgible.com> wrote:
>>
>>> /vpn-help-request at lists.shrew.net wrote:
>>> /
>>>
>>> /Linux
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>> The following options are recommended when running the cmake
>>> configuration for linux platforms. Please see the OPTIONS section for
>>> more details.
>>>
>>> cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DQTGUI=YES -DETCDIR=/etc -DNATT=YES
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> For some reason, the /usr/local prefix exists on Ubuntu and Kubuntu so
>>> the cmake configuration script can't logically determine that installing
>>> to this location would be a bad idea. Why none of the default exec or
>>> library paths don't point here is beyond my comprehension.
>>> /
>>>
>>>
>>> I used your suggestion above and installed iked in /usr/sbin as I expected. I started iked using cd /usr/sbin and then sudo ./iked with the following result:
>>>
>>> */usr/sbin$ sudo ./iked
>>> !! : unable to open /etc*
>>>
>>>
>>> permissions on /etc are:
>>>
>>> drwxr-xr-x 106 root root  4096 2007-08-31 13:12 etc
>>>
>>> Almost have it.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Did you ...
>>
>> 1) copy the /etc/iked.conf.sample to /etc/iked.conf?
>> 2) run iked using sudo?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -Matthew
>>
>>
>Thanks Matt,
>
>I forgot about copying the configuration file. The GUI now starts and
>runs. iked now runs.
>Looking good.
>

Glad to hear its working and thanks for the feedback. Please let me know
if I can be of any further assistance.

-Matthew