Reference

npppd-users(5)

user database file

NAME

npppd-users – user database file

DESCRIPTION

The npppd-users file describes the various attributes of users. Refer to cgetent(3) for a description of the file layout. Each entry in the database is used to describe one user. The record name is the username. The following attributes can be specified:

NameDescription
password
framed-ip-address
framed-ip-netmask
calling-number

FILES

/etc/npppd/npppd-users

User database file.

EXAMPLES

taro:\
    :password=taro's password:\
    :framed-ip-address=192.168.0.101:
hana:\
    :password=hana's password:\
    :framed-ip-address=192.168.0.102:

SEE ALSO

cgetent(3), npppd.conf(5), npppd(8)

BUGS

Colon (‘:’) characters or vertical bar (‘|’) characters cannot be used in the username.

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