use strlcpy, strlcat, slprintf everywhere

[ppp.git] / pppd / pppd.8

diff --git a/pppd/pppd.8 b/pppd/pppd.8
index a4cd4c596aae311e840e5e57624465240fc30fba..b4bbdb035e5798114657d896fd81bb7e0ad26bdb 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 1.33 1999/03/03 00:52:08 paulus Exp $
+.\" $Id: pppd.8,v 1.34 1999/03/12 06:07:19 paulus Exp $

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


@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ Control Protocol, IPCP).
 Communicate over the named device.  The string "/dev/" is prepended if
 necessary.  If no device name is given, or if the name of the terminal
 connected to the standard input is given, pppd will use that terminal,
 Communicate over the named device.  The string "/dev/" is prepended if
 necessary.  If no device name is given, or if the name of the terminal
 connected to the standard input is given, pppd will use that terminal,

-and will not fork to put itself in the background.
+and will not fork to put itself in the background.  A value for this
+option from a privileged source cannot be overridden by a
+non-privileged user.

 .TP
 .I <speed>
 Set the baud rate to <speed> (a decimal number).  On systems such as
 .TP
 .I <speed>
 Set the baud rate to <speed> (a decimal number).  On systems such as


@@ -73,8 +75,9 @@ is described below.
 .B connect \fIscript
 Use the executable or shell command specified by \fIscript\fR to set
 up the serial line.  This script would typically use the chat(8)
 .B connect \fIscript
 Use the executable or shell command specified by \fIscript\fR to set
 up the serial line.  This script would typically use the chat(8)

-program to dial the modem and start the remote ppp session.  This
-option is privileged if the \fInoauth\fR option is used.
+program to dial the modem and start the remote ppp session.  A value
+for this option from a privileged source cannot be overridden by a
+non-privileged user.

 .TP
 .B crtscts
 Use hardware flow control (i.e. RTS/CTS) to control the flow of
 .TP
 .B crtscts
 Use hardware flow control (i.e. RTS/CTS) to control the flow of


@@ -112,8 +115,8 @@ Run the executable or shell command specified by \fIscript\fR after
 pppd has terminated the link.  This script could, for example, issue
 commands to the modem to cause it to hang up if hardware modem control
 signals were not available.  The disconnect script is not run if the
 pppd has terminated the link.  This script could, for example, issue
 commands to the modem to cause it to hang up if hardware modem control
 signals were not available.  The disconnect script is not run if the

-modem has already hung up.  This option is privileged if the
-\fInoauth\fR option is used.
+modem has already hung up.  A value for this option from a privileged
+source cannot be overridden by a non-privileged user.

 .TP
 .B escape \fIxx,yy,...
 Specifies that certain characters should be escaped on transmission
 .TP
 .B escape \fIxx,yy,...
 Specifies that certain characters should be escaped on transmission


@@ -612,6 +615,13 @@ compression, and agree to compress transmitted frames with Predictor-1
 if requested.  This option has no effect unless the kernel driver
 supports Predictor-1 compression.
 .TP
 if requested.  This option has no effect unless the kernel driver
 supports Predictor-1 compression.
 .TP

+.B privgroup \fIgroup-name
+Allows members of group \fIgroup-name\fR to use privileged options.
+This is a privileged option.  Use of this option requires care as
+there is no guarantee that members of \fIgroup-name\fR cannot use pppd
+to become root themselves.  Consider it equivalent to putting the
+members of \fIgroup-name\fR in the kmem or disk group.
+.TP

 .B proxyarp
 Add an entry to this system's ARP [Address Resolution Protocol] table
 with the IP address of the peer and the Ethernet address of this
 .B proxyarp
 Add an entry to this system's ARP [Address Resolution Protocol] table
 with the IP address of the peer and the Ethernet address of this


@@ -661,8 +671,8 @@ must be between 2 and 16 (inclusive).
 .B welcome \fIscript
 Run the executable or shell command specified by \fIscript\fR before
 initiating PPP negotiation, after the connect script (if any) has
 .B welcome \fIscript
 Run the executable or shell command specified by \fIscript\fR before
 initiating PPP negotiation, after the connect script (if any) has

-completed.  This option is privileged if the \fInoauth\fR option is
-used.
+completed.  A value for this option from a privileged source cannot be
+overridden by a non-privileged user.

 .TP
 .B xonxoff
 Use software flow control (i.e. XON/XOFF) to control the flow of data on
 .TP
 .B xonxoff
 Use software flow control (i.e. XON/XOFF) to control the flow of data on