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Bug 444842 - net-misc/openvpn-2.2.2 failed to execute /sbin/ifconfig
Summary: net-misc/openvpn-2.2.2 failed to execute /sbin/ifconfig
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 407195
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal (vote)
Assignee: Dirkjan Ochtman (RETIRED)
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Reported: 2012-11-26 20:07 UTC by Markos Chandras (RETIRED)
Modified: 2012-11-26 20:18 UTC (History)
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Description Markos Chandras (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2012-11-26 20:07:30 UTC 
Mon Nov 26 21:59:20 2012 /sbin/ifconfig tun0 10.23.0.1 pointopoint 10.23.0.2 mtu 1500
Mon Nov 26 21:59:20 2012 Linux ifconfig failed: could not execute external program
Mon Nov 26 21:59:20 2012 Exiting

This is because there is no /sbin/ifconfig anymore

sys-apps/net-tools-1.60_p20120127084908

The stable net-tools package works ok.

Symlinking /bin/ifconfig to /sbin/ifconfig makes openvpn work as expected.
Comment 1 Mike Gilbert gentoo-dev 2012-11-26 20:11:51 UTC 
Looks like bug 407195.
Comment 2 Markos Chandras (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2012-11-26 20:18:52 UTC 
Hmm right. Thanks

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 407195 ***