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To do this, the program searches the file .Pa /etc/sliphome/slip.hosts for an entry matching .Ar loginname (which defaults to the current login name if omitted). If a matching entry is found, the line is configured appropriately for slip (8-bit transparent i/o) and converted to .Tn SLIP line discipline. Then a shell script is invoked to initialize the slip interface with the appropriate local and remote .Tn IP address, netmask, etc. .Pp The usual initialization script is .Pa /etc/sliphome/slip.login but, if particular hosts need special initialization, the file .Pa /etc/sliphome/slip.login. Ns Ar loginname will be executed instead if it exists. The script is invoked with the parameters .Bl -tag -width slipunit .It Em slipunit The unit number of the slip interface assigned to this line. E.g., .Sy 0 for .Sy sl0 . .It Em speed The speed of the line. .It Em args The arguments from the .Pa /etc/sliphome/slip.hosts entry, in order starting with .Ar loginname . .El .Pp Only the super-user may attach a network interface. The interface is automatically detached when the other end hangs up or the .Nm process dies. If the kernel slip module has been configured for it, all routes through that interface will also disappear at the same time. If there is other processing a site would like done on hangup, the file .Pa /etc/sliphome/slip.logout or .Pa /etc/sliphome/slip.logout. Ns Ar loginname is executed if it exists. It is given the same arguments as the login script. .Ss Format of /etc/sliphome/slip.hosts Comments (lines starting with a `#') and blank lines are ignored. Other lines must start with a .Ar loginname but the remaining arguments can be whatever is appropriate for the .Pa slip.login file that will be executed for that name. Arguments are separated by white space and follow normal .Xr sh 1 quoting conventions (however, .Ar loginname cannot be quoted). Usually, lines have the form .Bd -literal -offset indent loginname local-address remote-address netmask opt-args .Ed .Pp where .Em local-address and .Em remote-address are the IP host names or addresses of the local and remote ends of the slip line and .Em netmask is the appropriate IP netmask. These arguments are passed directly to .Xr ifconfig 8 . .Em opt-args are optional arguments used to configure the line. .Sh EXAMPLES The normal use of .Nm is to create a .Pa /etc/passwd entry for each legal, remote slip site with .Nm as the shell for that entry. E.g., .Bd -literal Sfoo:ikhuy6:2010:1:slip line to foo:/tmp:/usr/sbin/sliplogin .Ed .Pp (Our convention is to name the account used by remote host .Ar hostname as .Em Shostname . ) Then an entry is added to .Pa slip.hosts that looks like: .Pp .Bd -literal -offset indent -compact Sfoo `hostname` foo netmask .Ed .Pp where .Em `hostname` will be evaluated by .Xr sh 1 to the local host name and .Em netmask is the local host IP netmask. .Pp Note that .Nm must be setuid to root and, while not a security hole, moral defectives can use it to place terminal lines in an unusable state and/or deny access to legitimate users of a remote slip line. To prevent this, a site can create a group, say .Em slip , that only the slip login accounts are put in then make sure that .Pa /usr/sbin/sliplogin is in group .Em slip and mode 4550 (setuid root, only group .Em slip can execute binary). .Sh DIAGNOSTICS .Nm logs various information to the system log daemon, .Xr syslogd 8 , with a facility code of .Em daemon . The messages are listed here, grouped by severity level. .Pp .Sy Error Severity .Bl -tag -width Ds -compact .It Sy ioctl (TCGETS): Em reason A .Dv TCGETS .Fn ioctl to get the line parameters failed. .Pp .It Sy ioctl (TCSETS): Em reason A .Dv TCSETS .Fn ioctl to set the line parameters failed. .Pp .It Sy /etc/sliphome/slip.hosts: Em reason The .Pa /etc/sliphome/slip.hosts file could not be opened. .Pp .It Sy access denied for Em user No entry for .Em user was found in .Pa /etc/sliphome/slip.hosts . .El .Pp .Sy Notice Severity .Bl -tag -width Ds -compact .It Sy "attaching slip unit" Em unit Sy for Ar loginname .Tn SLIP unit .Em unit was successfully attached. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr sl 4 , .Xr slattach 8 , .Xr syslogd 8 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm command .Bt