---
name: "diald-deb"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "diald"
version: "0.16.5-3"
release: "Debian 2.1 (Slink)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/diald-deb/7"
---

# diald-deb(7)

diald information for Debian/GNU Linux

## NAME

diald-deb - diald information for Debian/GNU Linux

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page tries to be a guide to the configuration of Debian/GNU Linux [**diald**(8)](/diald/8.md).

Users have reported that using the combination of [**diald**(8)](/diald/8.md) and  [**pppd**(8)](/pppd/8.md) on  */dev/cua?* devices causes problems. Use a  */dev/ttyS?* for  **diald**. Let me repeat this: the man page  [**diald**(8)](/diald/8.md) shows several examples with  */dev/cua1*. THESE WILL NOT WORK (pppd will complain about the device being busy).  Use  */dev/ttyS?* devices instead. Read  */usr/doc/diald/debian.device* for a possible explanation.

You can  **gunzip** */usr/doc/diald/examples/diald.options.gz* into */etc/diald/diald.options*. Edit its contents to match your set up.  Read  the   [**diald**(8)](/diald/8.md) man page and  */usr/doc/diald/faq.txt.gz,* for the complete list of available options. The file provided with  the distribution is just an example.

After,  and only after, you have completed the steps above will  [**diald**(8)](/diald/8.md) have a chance to work correctly.  Now either reboot, or start  [**diald**(8)](/diald/8.md) by hand by excecuting typing  */etc/init.d/diald stop* followed by  */etc/init.d/diald start* for which you need superuser priviledges.

If  anything  goes  wrong  keep in mind that if you remove */etc/diald/diald.options* and reboot,  [**diald**(8)](/diald/8.md) will not be  activated.  This  should allow you to go back to your original (presumably working) configuration and start again.

## DIALD MONITOR

Debian's diald comes with a monitor program  [**dctrl**(1)](/dctrl/1.md) that allows one to visually examine the status of the link.  This program requires  *tk* to work.  Also, you must have enabled the fifo option in *diald.options*. The default fifo is  */var/run/diald.fifo* which is created and removed on the fly by  */etc/init.d/diald.* Changing the default in  */etc/diald/diald.options* is not a problem, the fifo location is parsed on the fly by  **/etc/init.d/diald** and **dctrl.** Only root and group dialout can read and write to it. If you want to allow other users to manipulate the link, you will have to change the access permissions.

## BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

This page should be complemented by a proper installation script.

## SEE ALSO

[diald(8)](/diald/8.md)

## MAINTAINER

Previous maintainers: Giuseppe Vacanti \<Giuseppe.Vacanti@deselby.xs4all.nl\>, Jose' Ramos Goncalves \<ramos@debian.org\>.

Current maintainer: Philippe Troin \<phil@fifi.org\>.