Problems with my pipe

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

Wally Winchester wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm having a problem with my pipe, please can anyone have a look and see
> what's wrong with it?
> 
> $ mkfifo testpipe
> $ logger -u testpipe message
> connect: Connection refused.
> 
> Same when run as root.
The problem is that a named pipe is a file, and not a socket. You
are using the wrong tool for the job. If you tell us what you are
trying to do, maybe we can come up with a way to do it.

Mikkel
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