1dialups(4)                       File Formats                       dialups(4)
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NAME

6       dialups - list of terminal devices requiring a dial-up password
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SYNOPSIS

9       /etc/dialups
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DESCRIPTION

13       dialups  is  an   ASCII  file which contains a list of terminal devices
14       that require a dial-up password. A dial-up password  is  an  additional
15       password  required  of users who access the computer through a modem or
16       dial-up port.  The correct password must be entered before the user  is
17       granted access to the computer. The set of ports that require a dial-up
18       password are  listed in the dialups file.
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21       Each entry in the dialups file is a single line of the form:
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23         terminal-device
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30       terminal-device    The full path name of the terminal device that  will
31                          require  a  dial-up password for users accessing the
32                          computer through a modem or dial-up port.
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36       The dialups file should be owned by the root user and the  root  group.
37       The  file  should  have read and write permissions for the owner (root)
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EXAMPLES

41       Example 1 A sample dialups file.
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44       Here is a sample dialups file:
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47         /dev/term/a
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49         /dev/term/c
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FILES

54       /etc/d_passwd    dial-up password file
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57       /etc/dialups     list of dial-up ports requiring dial-up passwords
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SEE ALSO

61       d_passwd(4)
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65SunOS 5.11                        4 May 1994                        dialups(4)