ap-hotspot error "Another process is already running"

Question

ap-hotspot is configured, when i first entered the command sudo ap-hotspot it said starting wireless hotspot which took long time but didn't start. Afterwards it displays following errors:

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Seems like a bug. You have a similar issue here http://askubuntu.com/questions/506103/problem-with-ap-hotspot. — João Silva, Sep 18 '14 at 16:42

score 18 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 18 '14 at 19:05

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I found the solution to my problem from Internet. By removing the pid file in /tmp I got rid of this error "Another process is already running"

sudo rm /tmp/hotspot.pid

then start ap-hotspot as,

sudo ap-hotspot start

edited Sep 18 '14 at 19:05

sourav c.

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answered Sep 18 '14 at 17:46

sigdelsanjog

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ap-hotspot error "Another process is already running"

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