NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       startppp  - Starts the pppd daemon for PPP dial-in connections

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       /usr/sbin/startppp

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       A system configured for PPP  dial-in  connections  answers
       calls  from  remote systems.  If your system is configured
       as a PPP dial-in system, a getty process  is  continuously
       run on the serial line that is connected to a modem.  When
       a call comes in, getty prompts for a login name.   If  the
       login   name   matches  a  PPP  user  name  entry  in  the
       /etc/passwd file, getty starts startppp as a login  shell.
       The  startppp program then invokes the /usr/sbin/pppd command
 with no arguments.

       See Network Administration: Connections for information on
       setting up your system as a PPP dial-in system.

RESTRICTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Only  a  person  with  superuser  authority  can  run  the
       startppp program.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       Specifies  the  command  path  File   containing   options
       required  to  support dial-in access for all remote users.
       Contains the startppp process ID

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Commands: chat(8), pppd(8)

       Network: ppp_manual_setup(7)

       Network Administration: Connections



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