From 78a9d7473d5830040e04d1cac880e942394d438a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Mackerras Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 05:21:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Describe the nolock option in the man page. --- pppd/pppd.8 | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/pppd/pppd.8 b/pppd/pppd.8 index bcb3e66..2765c4e 100644 --- a/pppd/pppd.8 +++ b/pppd/pppd.8 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .\" manual page [] for pppd 2.4 -.\" $Id: pppd.8,v 1.86 2005/08/26 00:06:35 paulus Exp $ +.\" $Id: pppd.8,v 1.87 2005/08/28 05:21:24 paulus Exp $ .\" SH section heading .\" SS subsection heading .\" LP paragraph @@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ non-privileged user. .TP .B lock Specifies that pppd should create a UUCP-style lock file for the -serial device to ensure exclusive access to the device. +serial device to ensure exclusive access to the device. By default, +pppd will not create a lock file. .TP .B mru \fIn Set the MRU [Maximum Receive Unit] value to \fIn\fR. Pppd @@ -748,6 +749,11 @@ for IPXCP negotiation. Opposite of the \fIktune\fR option; disables pppd from changing system settings. .TP +.B nolock +Opposite of the \fIlock\fR option; specifies that pppd should not +create a UUCP-style lock file for the serial device. This option is +privileged. +.TP .B nolog Do not send log messages to a file or file descriptor. This option cancels the \fBlogfd\fR and \fBlogfile\fR options. -- 2.39.2