-Messages are sent to the syslog daemon using facility
-LOG_DAEMON unless
-.I pppd
-has been compiled with debugging code. In this case the logging
-facility used will be LOG_LOCAL2 in order to allow separation of the debug
-output from the other daemons using the LOG_DAEMON facility. You can
-override this by defining the macro LOG_PPP to the desired facility
-and recompiling. In order to see the error and debug messages, you
-will need to edit your /etc/syslog.conf file to direct the messages to
-the desired output device or file.
+Messages are sent to the syslog daemon using facility LOG_DAEMON.
+(This can be overriden by recompiling \fIpppd\fR with the macro
+LOG_PPP defined as the desired facility.) In order to see the error
+and debug messages, you will need to edit your /etc/syslog.conf file
+to direct the messages to the desired output device or file.
+.LP
+The \fBdebug\fR option causes the contents of all control packets sent
+or received to be logged, that is, all LCP, PAP, CHAP or IPCP packets.
+This can be useful if the PPP negotiation does not succeed.
+If debugging is enabled at compile time, the \fBdebug\fR option also
+causes other debugging messages to be logged.