Re: FVWM: config question

From: Dan Espen <dane_at_mk.telcordia.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 19:03:48 -0400

Tony Stout <tstout_at_gojira.lv-426.net> writes:
> i tried modifying my config to use "exec kppp", and i get the same gnome
> error as when the line reads "Exec exec kppp". when i try "kppp" in
> fvwmconsole, i get "[FVWM][execute_function]: <<ERROR>> No such command
> 'kppp'" (as expected). using "exec kppp" in fvwmconsole, i get the
> gnome error (above). if, however, i use "xterm -e kppp", i get a shell
> and the authentication step proceeds properly. its almost as if the
> exec statement is not using a shell process at all, but instead calling
> the link directly.

Try using 2.4.16. There were some changes made to the way Exec works
after 2.4.15.

kppp launches fine for me using the latest CVS. 2.4.16 uses the same
logic as the latest CVS.

If you really can't use 2.4.16 for some reason, try:

Exec bash -c kppp

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