docs/79667: Some sections of the handbook refer to /etc/ppp/ppp.conf and others just ppp.conf This patch makes it consistant throughout

Josh Paetzel josh at tcbug.org
Fri Apr 8 02:50:04 UTC 2005


>Number:         79667
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       Some sections of the handbook refer to /etc/ppp/ppp.conf and others just ppp.conf  This patch makes it consistant throughout
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Apr 08 02:50:03 GMT 2005
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Josh Paetzel
>Release:        FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE-p8 i386
>Organization:
>Environment:


System: FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE-p8 #2: Wed Apr  6 18:08:11 CDT 2005
    jpaetzel at twinmp.tcbug.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/TWINMP



>Description:


http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip.html   uses ppp.conf and /etc/ppp/ppp.conf somewhat haphazardly.   This patch makes the usage "uniform"


>How-To-Repeat:





>Fix:


--- chapter.sgml.old    Thu Apr  7 21:27:10 2005
+++ chapter.sgml        Thu Apr  7 21:40:13 2005
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
              Normally, you will be given two IP addresses by your ISP to
              use for this.  If they have not given you at least one, then
              you can use the <command>enable dns</command> command in
-             <filename>ppp.conf</filename> and
+             <filename>/etc/ppp/ppp.conf</filename> and
              <application>ppp</application> will set the name servers for
              you.  This feature depends on your ISPs PPP implementation
               supporting DNS negotiation.</para>
@@ -401,7 +401,8 @@

                <para>Note that this command continues onto the next line
                    for readability.  Any command in
-                   <filename>ppp.conf</filename> may do this if the last
+                   <filename>/etc/ppp/ppp.conf</filename> may do this
+if the last
                    character on the line is a ``\'' character.</para>
              </listitem>
            </varlistentry>
@@ -587,7 +588,8 @@
            <quote>guessing</quote> an IP address and allowing
            <command>ppp</command> to set it up correctly using the IP
            Configuration Protocol (IPCP) after connecting.  The
-           <filename>ppp.conf</filename> configuration is the same as
+           <filename>/etc/ppp/ppp.conf</filename> configuration is the same
+as
            <link linkend="userppp-staticIP">PPP and Static IP
            Addresses</link>, with the following change:</para>

@@ -640,7 +642,7 @@
                  <command>ppp</command> will look for an entry in
                  <filename>ppp.linkup</filename> according to the
                  following rules: First, try to match the same label
-                 as we used in <filename>ppp.conf</filename>.  If
+                 as we used in <filename>/etc/ppp/ppp.conf</filename>.  If
                  that fails, look for an entry for the IP address of
                  our gateway.  This entry is a four-octet IP style
                  label.  If we still have not found an entry, look
@@ -808,7 +810,8 @@
          </sect4>

          <sect4>
-           <title>Setting Up <filename>ppp.conf</filename> for Dynamic-IP Users</title>
+           <title>Setting Up <filename>/etc/ppp/ppp.conf</filename> for
+Dynamic-IP Users</title>

            <para>The <filename>/etc/ppp/ppp.conf</filename> file should
              contain something along the lines of:</para>
@@ -838,7 +841,8 @@
          </sect4>

          <sect4>
-           <title>Setting Up <filename>ppp.conf</filename> for Static-IP
+           <title>Setting Up <filename>/etc/ppp/ppp.conf</filename> for
+Static-IP
              Users</title>

            <para>Along with the contents of the sample
@@ -2046,10 +2050,10 @@
     </sect2>

     <sect2>
-      <title>Setting Up <filename>ppp.conf</filename></title>
+      <title>Setting Up <filename>/etc/ppp/ppp.conf</filename></title>

       <para>Here is an example of a working
-        <filename>ppp.conf</filename>:</para>
+        <filename>/etc/ppp/ppp.conf</filename>:</para>

       <programlisting>default:
   set log Phase tun command # you can add more detailed logging if you wish
@@ -2109,7 +2113,8 @@
        <emphasis>ISP</emphasis>.</para>

       <para>The profile name (service tag) will be used in the PPPoE
-       configuration entry in <filename>ppp.conf</filename> as the provider
+       configuration entry in <filename>/etc/ppp/ppp.conf</filename> as the
+provider
        part of the <command>set device</command> command (see the &man.ppp.8;
        manual page for full details).  It should look like this:</para>

@@ -2226,7 +2231,8 @@
 ppp_profile="adsl"</programlisting>

      <para>For this to work correctly you will need to have used the
-       sample <filename>ppp.conf</filename> which is supplied with the
+       sample <filename>/etc/ppp/ppp.conf</filename> which is supplied
+with the
        <filename role="package">net/pppoa</filename> port.</para>

     </sect2>
@@ -2347,8 +2353,9 @@
        connect to a DSL service, install the port or package and edit your
        <filename>/etc/ppp/ppp.conf</filename>. You will need to be
        <username>root</username> to perform both of these operations. An
-       example section of <filename>ppp.conf</filename> is given
-       below. For further information on <filename>ppp.conf</filename>
+       example section of <filename>/etc/ppp/ppp.conf</filename> is given
+       below. For further information on
+<filename>/etc/ppp/ppp.conf</filename>
        options consult the <application>ppp</application> manual page,
        &man.ppp.8;.</para>

@@ -2372,7 +2379,8 @@

    <warning>
      <para>Because you must put your account's password in the
-        <filename>ppp.conf</filename> file in plain text form you should
+        <filename>/etc/ppp/ppp.conf</filename> file in plain text form you
+should
         make sure than nobody can read the contents of this file. The
         following series of commands will make sure the file is only
         readable by the <username>root</username> account. Refer to the



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