---
name: "npppd-users"
section: "5"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/npppd-users"
---

# 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)](/cgetent/3.md) 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:

| | |
| --- | --- |
| **Name** | **Description** |
| 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)](/cgetent/3.md), [npppd.conf(5)](/npppd.conf/5.md), [npppd(8)](/npppd/8.md)

## BUGS

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