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.TP
.B hide-password
When logging the contents of PAP packets, this option causes pppd to
-exclude the password string from the log.
+exclude the password string from the log. This is the default.
.TP
.B holdoff \fIn
Specifies how many seconds to wait before re-initiating the link after
pseudo-tty master/slave pair and use the slave as its terminal
device. The \fIscript\fR will be run in a child process with the
pseudo-tty master as its standard input and output. An explicit
-device name may not be given if this option is used.
+device name may not be given if this option is used. (Note: if the
+\fIrecord\fR option is used in conjuction with the \fIpty\fR option,
+the child process will have pipes on its standard input and output.)
.TP
.B receive-all
With this option, pppd will accept all control characters from the
Require the peer to authenticate itself using PAP [Password
Authentication Protocol] authentication.
.TP
+.B show-password
+When logging the contents of PAP packets, this option causes pppd to
+show the password string in the log message.
+.TP
.B silent
With this option, pppd will not transmit LCP packets to initiate a
connection until a valid LCP packet is received from the peer (as for
.B usepeerdns
Ask the peer for up to 2 DNS server addresses. The addresses supplied
by the peer (if any) are passed to the /etc/ppp/ip-up script in the
-environment variables DNS1 and DNS2.
+environment variables DNS1 and DNS2. In addition, pppd will create an
+/etc/ppp/resolv.conf file containing one or two nameserver lines with
+the address(es) supplied by the peer.
.TP
.B user \fIname
Sets the name used for authenticating the local system to the peer to