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+.\" $Id: pppd.8,v 1.50 1999/11/20 05:11:47 paulus Exp $
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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