- djm@cvs.openbsd.org 2010/08/04 05:37:01

     [ssh.1 ssh_config.5 sshd.8]
     Remove mentions of weird "addr/port" alternate address format for IPv6
     addresses combinations. It hasn't worked for ages and we have supported
     the more commen "[addr]:port" format for a long time. ok jmc@ markus@

4 files changed, 21 insertions, 47 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fcf85fae..eadbb9a7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+20100905
+ - OpenBSD CVS Sync
+   - djm@cvs.openbsd.org 2010/08/04 05:37:01
+     [ssh.1 ssh_config.5 sshd.8]
+     Remove mentions of weird "addr/port" alternate address format for IPv6
+     addresses combinations. It hasn't worked for ages and we have supported
+     the more commen "[addr]:port" format for a long time. ok jmc@ markus@
+
 20100903
  - (dtucker) [monitor.c] Bug #1795: Initialize the values to be returned from
    PAM to sane values in case the PAM method doesn't write to them.  Spotted by
diff --git a/ssh.1 b/ssh.1
index d8b3775d..02d28a00 100644
--- a/ssh.1
+++ b/ssh.1
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
 .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\" $OpenBSD: ssh.1,v 1.307 2010/07/23 08:49:25 dtucker Exp $
-.Dd $Mdocdate: July 23 2010 $
+.\" $OpenBSD: ssh.1,v 1.308 2010/08/04 05:37:01 djm Exp $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: August 4 2010 $
 .Dt SSH 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -202,14 +202,7 @@ will act as a SOCKS server.
 Only root can forward privileged ports.
 Dynamic port forwardings can also be specified in the configuration file.
 .Pp
-IPv6 addresses can be specified with an alternative syntax:
-.Sm off
-.Xo
-.Op Ar bind_address No /
-.Ar port
-.Xc
-.Sm on
-or by enclosing the address in square brackets.
+IPv6 addresses can be specified by enclosing the address in square brackets.
 Only the superuser can forward privileged ports.
 By default, the local port is bound in accordance with the
 .Cm GatewayPorts
@@ -320,15 +313,7 @@ port
 .Ar hostport
 from the remote machine.
 Port forwardings can also be specified in the configuration file.
-IPv6 addresses can be specified with an alternative syntax:
-.Sm off
-.Xo
-.Op Ar bind_address No /
-.Ar port No / Ar host No /
-.Ar hostport
-.Xc
-.Sm on
-or by enclosing the address in square brackets.
+IPv6 addresses can be specified by enclosing the address in square brackets.
 Only the superuser can forward privileged ports.
 By default, the local port is bound in accordance with the
 .Cm GatewayPorts
@@ -511,15 +496,7 @@ from the local machine.
 Port forwardings can also be specified in the configuration file.
 Privileged ports can be forwarded only when
 logging in as root on the remote machine.
-IPv6 addresses can be specified by enclosing the address in square braces or
-using an alternative syntax:
-.Sm off
-.Xo
-.Op Ar bind_address No /
-.Ar host No / Ar port No /
-.Ar hostport
-.Xc .
-.Sm on
+IPv6 addresses can be specified by enclosing the address in square braces.
 .Pp
 By default, the listening socket on the server will be bound to the loopback
 interface only.
diff --git a/ssh_config.5 b/ssh_config.5
index 04df8184..ddb806ec 100644
--- a/ssh_config.5
+++ b/ssh_config.5
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
 .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.137 2010/07/19 09:15:12 djm Exp $
-.Dd $Mdocdate: July 19 2010 $
+.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.138 2010/08/04 05:37:01 djm Exp $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: August 4 2010 $
 .Dt SSH_CONFIG 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -351,9 +351,7 @@ The argument must be
 .Sm off
 .Oo Ar bind_address : Oc Ar port .
 .Sm on
-IPv6 addresses can be specified by enclosing addresses in square brackets or
-by using an alternative syntax:
-.Oo Ar bind_address Ns / Oc Ns Ar port .
+IPv6 addresses can be specified by enclosing addresses in square brackets.
 By default, the local port is bound in accordance with the
 .Cm GatewayPorts
 setting.
@@ -678,11 +676,7 @@ The first argument must be
 .Sm on
 and the second argument must be
 .Ar host : Ns Ar hostport .
-IPv6 addresses can be specified by enclosing addresses in square brackets or
-by using an alternative syntax:
-.Oo Ar bind_address Ns / Oc Ns Ar port
-and
-.Ar host Ns / Ns Ar hostport .
+IPv6 addresses can be specified by enclosing addresses in square brackets.
 Multiple forwardings may be specified, and additional forwardings can be
 given on the command line.
 Only the superuser can forward privileged ports.
@@ -862,11 +856,7 @@ The first argument must be
 .Sm on
 and the second argument must be
 .Ar host : Ns Ar hostport .
-IPv6 addresses can be specified by enclosing addresses in square brackets
-or by using an alternative syntax:
-.Oo Ar bind_address Ns / Oc Ns Ar port
-and
-.Ar host Ns / Ns Ar hostport .
+IPv6 addresses can be specified by enclosing addresses in square brackets.
 Multiple forwardings may be specified, and additional
 forwardings can be given on the command line.
 Privileged ports can be forwarded only when
diff --git a/sshd.8 b/sshd.8
index 6eb49238..d3685b92 100644
--- a/sshd.8
+++ b/sshd.8
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
 .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\" $OpenBSD: sshd.8,v 1.256 2010/05/07 11:30:30 djm Exp $
-.Dd $Mdocdate: May 7 2010 $
+.\" $OpenBSD: sshd.8,v 1.257 2010/08/04 05:37:01 djm Exp $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: August 4 2010 $
 .Dt SSHD 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -595,8 +595,7 @@ Limit local
 .Li ``ssh -L''
 port forwarding such that it may only connect to the specified host and
 port.
-IPv6 addresses can be specified with an alternative syntax:
-.Ar host Ns / Ns Ar port .
+IPv6 addresses can be specified by enclosing the address in square brackets.
 Multiple
 .Cm permitopen
 options may be applied separated by commas.