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Old 04-19-2012
The files are 'log rotated' - that means the current one (see ls -l [filename]) is this weeks file, file.5 is from five weeks ago. This allows you to keep messages organized by time/date. After a while the files are aged out - deleted when they are old.
 

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pppoerd(1M)															       pppoerd(1M)

NAME
pppoerd - PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) relay SYNOPSIS
config-file] debug-level] log-file] DESCRIPTION
You need the daemon if the PPPoE client and the server are not on the same link. Options supports the following options: Specify the configuration file with absolute path to be used by The default configuration file is Specify the debug level at which logging has to be enabled. The three debug levels are: Logs all error messages. To log these messages, type on the command line. Logs all warning messages. To log these messages, type on the command line. Logs function level debug messages. To log these messages, type on the command line. Specify the log file with absolute path, to which must log all messages. The default log file is EXAMPLES
An example usage of is as follows: WARNINGS
Note that, you cannot run the relay without file. See pppoerd.conf(4) for more information. AUTHOR
was developed by Hewlett-Packard. FILES
PPPoE server daemon PPPoE client PPPoE relay configuration file PPP daemon SEE ALSO
pppd(1), pppoec(1), pppoerd(1M), pppoerd.conf(4). pppoerd(1M)
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