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startppp

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NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

/usr/sbin/startppp  

DESCRIPTION

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 for information on setting up your system as a PPP dial-in system.  

RESTRICTIONS

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

FILES

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

RELATED INFORMATION

Commands: chat(8), pppd(8).

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