Use systemd's sd_notify with option up_sdnotify

[ppp.git] / pppd / pppd.8

diff --git a/pppd/pppd.8 b/pppd/pppd.8
index 06e945fce998080090da52837d1d3b69306c19a7..76a209766f2afc89b8e43187d87c05271f740ae5 100644 (file)
--- a/pppd/pppd.8
+++ b/pppd/pppd.8
@@ -1100,6 +1100,15 @@ it has successfully established the ppp connection (to the point where
 the first network control protocol, usually the IP control protocol,
 has come up).
 .TP
+.B up_sdnotify
+Use this option to run pppd in systemd service units of Type=notify
+(\fBup_sdnotify\fR implies \fBnodetach\fR).
+When \fBup_sdnotify\fR is enabled, pppd will notify systemd once
+it has successfully established the ppp connection (to the point where
+the first network control protocl, usually the IP control protocol,
+has come up). This option is only availble when pppd is compiled with
+systemd support.
+.TP
 .B usehostname
 Enforce the use of the hostname (with domain name appended, if given)
 as the name of the local system for authentication purposes (overrides