make /dev/ppp if necessary

[ppp.git] / pppd / pppd.8

diff --git a/pppd/pppd.8 b/pppd/pppd.8
index a7b4db8494660d4b9aed63d66117e075526f92d0..301879c3a8a5bed9ce85072740a2eea270b6b0c0 100644 (file)
--- a/pppd/pppd.8
+++ b/pppd/pppd.8
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\" manual page [] for pppd 2.3
 .\" manual page [] for pppd 2.3

-.\" $Id: pppd.8,v 1.43 1999/08/12 04:22:53 paulus Exp $
+.\" $Id: pppd.8,v 1.44 1999/08/13 01:57:36 paulus Exp $

 .\" SH section heading
 .\" SS subsection heading
 .\" LP paragraph
 .\" SH section heading
 .\" SS subsection heading
 .\" LP paragraph


@@ -426,6 +426,13 @@ Set the maximum number of LCP terminate-request transmissions to
 Set the LCP restart interval (retransmission timeout) to \fIn\fR
 seconds (default 3).
 .TP
 Set the LCP restart interval (retransmission timeout) to \fIn\fR
 seconds (default 3).
 .TP

+.B linkname \fIname\fR
+Sets the logical name of the link to \fIname\fR.  Pppd will create a
+file named \fBppp-\fIname\fB.pid\fR in /var/run (or /etc/ppp on some
+systems) containing its process ID.  This can be useful in determining
+which instance of pppd is responsible for the link to a given peer
+system.  This is a privileged option.
+.TP

 .B local
 Don't use the modem control lines.  With this option, pppd will ignore
 the state of the CD (Carrier Detect) signal from the modem and will
 .B local
 Don't use the modem control lines.  With this option, pppd will ignore
 the state of the CD (Carrier Detect) signal from the modem and will


@@ -1214,6 +1221,9 @@ connection.
 .B BYTES_RCVD
 The number of bytes received (at the level of the serial port) during
 the connection.
 .B BYTES_RCVD
 The number of bytes received (at the level of the serial port) during
 the connection.

+.TP
+.B LINKNAME
+The logical name of the link, set with the \fIlinkname\fR option.

 .P
 Pppd invokes the following scripts, if they exist.  It is not an error
 if they don't exist.
 .P
 Pppd invokes the following scripts, if they exist.  It is not an error
 if they don't exist.


@@ -1278,6 +1288,10 @@ script.
 .B /var/run/ppp\fIn\fB.pid \fR(BSD or Linux), \fB/etc/ppp/ppp\fIn\fB.pid \fR(others)
 Process-ID for pppd process on ppp interface unit \fIn\fR.
 .TP
 .B /var/run/ppp\fIn\fB.pid \fR(BSD or Linux), \fB/etc/ppp/ppp\fIn\fB.pid \fR(others)
 Process-ID for pppd process on ppp interface unit \fIn\fR.
 .TP

+.B /var/run/ppp-\fIname\fB.pid \fR(BSD or Linux), \fB/etc/ppp/ppp-\fIname\fB.pid \fR(others)
+Process-ID for pppd process for logical link \fIname\fR (see the
+\fIlinkname\fR option).
+.TP

 .B /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
 Usernames, passwords and IP addresses for PAP authentication.  This
 file should be owned by root and not readable or writable by any other
 .B /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
 Usernames, passwords and IP addresses for PAP authentication.  This
 file should be owned by root and not readable or writable by any other