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Command: startppp | Section: 8 | Source: Digital UNIX | File: startppp.8.gz
startppp(8) System Manager's Manual startppp(8)
NAME
startppp - Starts the pppd daemon for PPP dial-in connections
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/startppp
DESCRIPTION
A system configured for PPP dial-in connections answers calls from re-
mote systems. If your system is configured as a PPP dial-in system, a
getty process is continuously run on the serial line that is connected
to a modem. When a call comes in, getty prompts for a login name. If
the login name matches a PPP user name entry in the /etc/passwd file,
getty starts startppp as a login shell. The startppp program then in-
vokes the /usr/sbin/pppd command with no arguments.
See Network Administration for information on setting up your system as
a PPP dial-in system.
RESTRICTIONS
Only a person with superuser authority can run the startppp program.
FILES
Specifies the command path File containing options required to support
dial-in access for all remote users. Contains the startppp process ID
RELATED INFORMATION
Commands: chat(8), pppd(8).
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