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I upgraded to OS X 10.7 this morning and upon attempting to connect to my corporate VPN, I discovered that my script at /etc/ppp/ip-up has disappeared. Has anyone else encountered this problem, or do you know where it might have ended up?

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If you grab a copy from your backup, does it still work for you? – bmike♦ Jul 20 '11 at 21:33
I'm ashamed to say that I made major changes to the file since my last backup and didn't back up prior to the upgrade. – Ryan Tenney Jul 20 '11 at 21:38
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Oh no! Yikes - at lest you know a little about changing it. I feel a little bad for asking - hope it gets sorted out for you or someone here has a copy they can share. I would try entering anything in VPN software and see if it still creates a new script that you can start with. – bmike♦ Jul 20 '11 at 21:48

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It very likely got overwritten. The upgrade does nothing to back up what it considers "system files" and simply overwrites them with the latest version.

Another good reason to do a full backup before upgrading.

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