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startppp(8)
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: Connections 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
  /usr/sbin/startppp
      Specifies the command path

  /etc/ppp/options
      File containing options required to support dial-in access for all
      remote users.

  /etc/ppp/pppxx.pid
      Contains the startppp process ID

SEE ALSO
  Commands: chat(8), pppd(8)

  Network: ppp_manual_setup(7)

  Network Administration: Connections

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