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 c508d277df3aa5539dd3c0d94787d97f71709956..76a209766f2afc89b8e43187d87c05271f740ae5 100644 (file)
--- a/pppd/pppd.8
+++ b/pppd/pppd.8
@@ -1079,7 +1079,13 @@ under Linux and FreeBSD 2.2.8 and later.
 .TP
 .B unit \fInum
 Sets the ppp unit number (for a ppp0 or ppp1 etc interface name) for outbound
 .TP
 .B unit \fInum
 Sets the ppp unit number (for a ppp0 or ppp1 etc interface name) for outbound

-connections.
+connections.  If the unit is already in use a dynamically allocated number will
+be used.
+.TP
+.B ifname \fIstring
+Set the ppp interface name for outbound connections.  If the interface name is
+already in use, or if the name cannot be used for any other reason, pppd will
+terminate.

 .TP
 .B unset \fIname
 Remove a variable from the environment variable for scripts that are
 .TP
 .B unset \fIname
 Remove a variable from the environment variable for scripts that are


@@ -1094,6 +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
 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
 .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