which ser version are you using? Latest version (>0.9.7) the fifo interface has changed and this module is not working anymore...

with 0.9.6 the command you are using is available but with higher versions you should:

loadmodule "/usr/local/lib/ser/modules/ctl.so"
loadmodule "/usr/local/lib/ser/modules/fifo.so"

# listen on the "standard" fifo for backward compatibility
modparam("ctl", "fifo", "fifo:/tmp/ser_fifo")

hope it's the version issue, otherwise post more information about your problem and someone might help you,

Samuel.

2007/12/18, Strassburger, Patrick < Patrick.Strassburger@colt.net>:

Hi all,

I am struggling arround since hours about fifo.
I get all the time a syntax error. Tired several things like chmod, cr /tmp/ser_fifo as a file or directory, created a /temp/ser_fifo.

Changed ser.cfg to

fifo="/temp/ser_fifo"
fifo_mode=0666

with / without "" does not help all the time a syntax error.

Can someone explain
- what fifo is (file or folder) - would gues it is a file (first in first out)?
- does fifo needs to be created before?

I changed /temp/ or /tmp/ to 666 but this does not help either.

starting ser shows me

[root@ser /]# ser -f /etc/ser/ser.cfg -c
 0(8574) parse error (23,1-5): syntax error
 0(8574) parse error (23,1-5):
ERROR: bad config file (2 errors)

wherin line 23 is the one with fifo.

Kind regards
Patrick

# ------------- Initial global variables

debug=3
fork=yes
log_stderror=no

listen=<ip adress> # put your real IP here
port=5060
alias=sip.mycompany.com

children=4
server_signature=yes
dns=no
rev_dns=no
check_via=no
syn_branch=yes
memlog=1000
sip_warning=yes
reply_to_via=no
uid="nobody"
gid="nobody"
mhomed=0
fifo="/temp/ser_fifo"
fifo_mode=0666
fifo_db_url="mysql://ser:heslo@localhost/ser"



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