Nit: use _exit when exec fails and restrict values to 0-255 per POSIX.

[ppp.git] / pppd / pppd.8

diff --git a/pppd/pppd.8 b/pppd/pppd.8
index 8ea82008835cc77dc1e02115be3f7a02c571b604..7ad24c51f3a42678697ec8a66723bd6a29e49e92 100644 (file)
--- a/pppd/pppd.8
+++ b/pppd/pppd.8
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ will not accept a different value from the peer in the IPCP
 negotiation, unless the \fIipcp\-accept\-local\fR and/or
 \fIipcp\-accept\-remote\fR options are given, respectively.
 .TP
 negotiation, unless the \fIipcp\-accept\-local\fR and/or
 \fIipcp\-accept\-remote\fR options are given, respectively.
 .TP

+.B +ipv6
+Enable the IPv6CP and IPv6 protocols.
+.TP

 .B ipv6 \fI<local_interface_identifier>\fR,\fI<remote_interface_identifier>
 Set the local and/or remote 64-bit interface identifier. Either one may be
 omitted. The identifier must be specified in standard ascii notation of
 .B ipv6 \fI<local_interface_identifier>\fR,\fI<remote_interface_identifier>
 Set the local and/or remote 64-bit interface identifier. Either one may be
 omitted. The identifier must be specified in standard ascii notation of


@@ -449,6 +452,11 @@ scripts.  If this
 option is given, the \fIstring\fR supplied is given as the 6th
 parameter to those scripts.
 .TP
 option is given, the \fIstring\fR supplied is given as the 6th
 parameter to those scripts.
 .TP

+.B ipv6cp\-accept\-local
+With this option, pppd will accept the peer's idea of our local IPv6
+interface identifier, even if the local IPv6 interface identifier
+was specified in an option.
+.TP

 .B ipv6cp\-max\-configure \fIn
 Set the maximum number of IPv6CP configure-request transmissions to
 \fIn\fR (default 10).
 .B ipv6cp\-max\-configure \fIn
 Set the maximum number of IPv6CP configure-request transmissions to
 \fIn\fR (default 10).


@@ -1010,6 +1018,13 @@ Authentication Protocol] authentication.
 Require the peer to authenticate itself using PAP [Password
 Authentication Protocol] authentication.
 .TP
 Require the peer to authenticate itself using PAP [Password
 Authentication Protocol] authentication.
 .TP

+.B set \fIname\fR=\fIvalue
+Set an environment variable for scripts that are invoked by pppd.
+When set by a privileged source, the variable specified by \fIname\fR
+cannot be changed by options contained in an unprivileged source.  See
+also the \fIunset\fR option and the environment described in
+\fISCRIPTS\fR.
+.TP

 .B show\-password
 When logging the contents of PAP packets, this option causes pppd to
 show the password string in the log message.
 .B show\-password
 When logging the contents of PAP packets, this option causes pppd to
 show the password string in the log message.


@@ -1050,6 +1065,13 @@ under Linux and FreeBSD 2.2.8 and later.
 Sets the ppp unit number (for a ppp0 or ppp1 etc interface name) for outbound
 connections.
 .TP
 Sets the ppp unit number (for a ppp0 or ppp1 etc interface name) for outbound
 connections.
 .TP

+.B unset \fIname
+Remove a variable from the environment variable for scripts that are
+invoked by pppd.  When specified by a privileged source, the variable
+\fIname\fR cannot be set by options contained in an unprivileged
+source.  See also the \fIset\fR option and the environment described
+in \fISCRIPTS\fR.
+.TP

 .B updetach
 With this option, pppd will detach from its controlling terminal once
 it has successfully established the ppp connection (to the point where
 .B updetach
 With this option, pppd will detach from its controlling terminal once
 it has successfully established the ppp connection (to the point where