Note pppd's behaviour regarding sending signals to its process group.

[ppp.git] / pppd / pppd.8

diff --git a/pppd/pppd.8 b/pppd/pppd.8
index 2765c4e112e70e5e8bd649bf6e839d72fd2ed2e8..5f824694f5a1f0ee84946a1900490a27514afae2 100644 (file)
--- a/pppd/pppd.8
+++ b/pppd/pppd.8
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\" manual page [] for pppd 2.4
-.\" $Id: pppd.8,v 1.87 2005/08/28 05:21:24 paulus Exp $
+.\" $Id: pppd.8,v 1.88 2006/06/16 00:01:23 paulus Exp $
 .\" SH section heading
 .\" SS subsection heading
 .\" LP paragraph
@@ -1791,7 +1791,10 @@ process by sending it a signal from the list below.
 .TP
 .B SIGINT, SIGTERM
 These signals cause pppd to terminate the link (by closing LCP),
-restore the serial device settings, and exit.
+restore the serial device settings, and exit.  If a connector or
+disconnector process is currently running, pppd will send the same
+signal to its process group, so as to terminate the connector or
+disconnector process.
 .TP
 .B SIGHUP
 This signal causes pppd to terminate the link, restore the serial
@@ -1800,6 +1803,8 @@ device settings, and close the serial device.  If the \fIpersist\fR or
 serial device and start another connection (after the holdoff period).
 Otherwise pppd will exit.  If this signal is received during the
 holdoff period, it causes pppd to end the holdoff period immediately.
+If a connector or disconnector process is running, pppd will send the
+same signal to its process group.
 .TP
 .B SIGUSR1
 This signal toggles the state of the \fIdebug\fR option.