noip2 "Can't locate configuration file..." - but it's right there!

**Giggity** · February 18th, 2009

I'd like to get the No-IP DUC working on my computer, but I can't figure out what to make of this...

Code:

giggity@rcr-laptop ~ $ sudo noip2 -C
[sudo] password for rob: 

Auto configuration for Linux client of no-ip.com.

Multiple network devices have been detected.

Please select the Internet interface from this list.

By typing the number associated with it.
0    eth0
1    wlan0
0
Please enter the login/email string for no-ip.com  giggity@giggity.com
Please enter the password for user 'giggity@giggity.com'  **********

Only one host [rcr-laptop.no-ip.org] is registered to this account.
It will be used.
Do you wish to run something at successful update?[N] (y/N)  ^M

New configuration file '/usr/local/etc/no-ip2.conf' created.

giggity@rcr-laptop ~ $ ls /usr/local/etc
no-ip2.conf
giggity@rcr-laptop ~ $ noip2
Can't locate configuration file /usr/local/etc/no-ip2.conf. (Try -c). Ending!

As you can see, the configuration file is right there... anyone else having this problem? Better yet, anyone know how to fix this?

**carvilsi** · February 27th, 2009

Hi.
I had the same problem like you, i fixed giving to the noip2 the path where is the noip2-configuration file with the option -c.
First I configured (the same way as you), then...
# sudo noip2 -c /var/lib/noip2/noip2.conf

See you.

**InF3XioN** · July 4th, 2009

Well I tried this way and it worked.
First type in the terminal

Code:

sudo chmod 700 /usr/local/bin/noip2
chown root:root /usr/local/bin/noip2

You will notice that "sudo noip2" will now execute the process.

Next, save the following shell script

#! /bin/sh
# /etc/init.d/noip2.sh

# Supplied by no-ip.com
# Modified for Debian GNU/Linux by Eivind L. Rygge <eivind@rygge.org>
# corrected 1-17-2004 by Alex Docauer <alex@docauer.net>

# . /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions # uncomment/modify for your killproc

DAEMON=/usr/local/bin/noip2
NAME=noip2

test -x $DAEMON || exit 0

case "$1" in
start)
echo -n "Starting dynamic address update: "
start-stop-daemon --start --exec $DAEMON
echo "noip2."
;;
stop)
echo -n "Shutting down dynamic address update:"
start-stop-daemon --stop --oknodo --retry 30 --exec $DAEMON
echo "noip2."
;;

restart)
echo -n "Restarting dynamic address update: "
start-stop-daemon --stop --oknodo --retry 30 --exec $DAEMON
start-stop-daemon --start --exec $DAEMON
echo "noip2."
;;

*)
echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
exit 1
esac
exit 0

as "noip2.sh" and copy it in "/etc/init.d" directory.
Finally, type the following

Code:

sudo update-rc.d noip2.sh defaults 90

so that the process will start automatically on startup.

**Giggity** · July 13th, 2009

Nice, it worked. Once again, the solution was so simple I'm embarrassed.

What a coincidence you posted the answer only a week before I tried this again!

**alek66** · November 24th, 2012

Hey, how do I force an update... I want to check on no-ip site that the update really worked.

**wildmanne39** · November 24th, 2012

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