default to noauth if privileged

[ppp.git] / pppd / pppd.8

diff --git a/pppd/pppd.8 b/pppd/pppd.8
index 60c51c09ef3ad7dd0a85ce74c8b60784ae4696c2..94c5ca094c2fe9fecdeeadbae9c11d040b7be4fe 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 1.47 1999/09/17 05:20:38 paulus Exp $
+.\" $Id: pppd.8,v 1.49 1999/11/17 03:49:56 paulus Exp $

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


@@ -184,7 +184,10 @@ omitted. The identifier must be specified in standard ascii notation of
 IPv6 addresses (e.g. ::dead:beef). If the
 \fIipv6cp-use-ipaddr\fR
 option is given, the local identifier is the local IPv4 address (see above).
 IPv6 addresses (e.g. ::dead:beef). If the
 \fIipv6cp-use-ipaddr\fR
 option is given, the local identifier is the local IPv4 address (see above).

-Otherwise the identifier is randomized.
+On systems which supports a unique persistent id, such as EUI-48 derived
+from the Ethernet MAC address, \fIipv6cp-use-persistent\fR option can be
+used to replace the \fIipv6 <local>,<remote>\fR option. Otherwise the 
+identifier is randomized.

 .TP
 .B active-filter \fIfilter-expression
 Specifies a packet filter to be applied to data packets to determine
 .TP
 .B active-filter \fIfilter-expression
 Specifies a packet filter to be applied to data packets to determine


@@ -796,7 +799,9 @@ the \fIname\fR option).  This option is not normally needed since the
 .B usepeerdns
 Ask the peer for up to 2 DNS server addresses.  The addresses supplied
 by the peer (if any) are passed to the /etc/ppp/ip-up script in the
 .B usepeerdns
 Ask the peer for up to 2 DNS server addresses.  The addresses supplied
 by the peer (if any) are passed to the /etc/ppp/ip-up script in the

-environment variables DNS1 and DNS2.
+environment variables DNS1 and DNS2.  In addition, pppd will create an
+/etc/ppp/resolv.conf file containing one or two nameserver lines with
+the address(es) supplied by the peer.

 .TP
 .B user \fIname
 Sets the name used for authenticating the local system to the peer to
 .TP
 .B user \fIname
 Sets the name used for authenticating the local system to the peer to