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  1. .TH PPPGETPASS 8 "26 Sep 1999"
  2. .SH NAME
  3. pppgetpass \- prompt for PAP password
  4. .SH SYNOPSIS
  5. .B pppgetpass
  6. .I client server fd
  7. .SH DESCRIPTION
  8. .B pppgetpass
  9. the outer half of a plugin for PAP password prompting in pppd.
  10. If the peer requires PAP, and the
  11. .B passprompt.so
  12. plugin is loaded into pppd, it will run
  13. .B /usr/sbin/pppgetpass
  14. (or another program specified by the
  15. .B promptprog
  16. option) to prompt the user for the password.
  17. .SH SEE ALSO
  18. pppd(8)