when I try tail -f /var/log/messages | grep "local IP" it prints (with a real IP address instead of 123.123.123.123)
Jul 7 20:06:00 server2 pppd[587]: local IP address 123.123.123.123 on my console. That's exactly what it should do. But if I try to redirect it to a user's file (so he can see what his dynamic IP is) using tail -f /var/log/messages | grep "local IP" > /home/pppusers/dynamic.IP it does nothing but create a 0 byte file. Questions: 1. What am I doing wrong? 2. Is there a way I can put this in the background so I don't have to remain logged in as root? Thanks in advance. -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
