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Diffstat (limited to 'ssh.1')
| -rw-r--r-- | ssh.1 | 25 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 17 deletions
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ .\" (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 1.244 2006/01/06 13:27:32 jmc Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ssh.1,v 1.245 2006/01/06 13:29:10 jmc Exp $ .Dd September 25, 1999 .Dt SSH 1 .Os @@ -1078,9 +1078,6 @@ Lists the public keys (RSA/DSA) that can be used for logging in as this user. The format of this file is described in the .Xr sshd 8 manual page. -In the simplest form the format is the same as the -.Pa .pub -identity files. This file is not highly sensitive, but the recommended permissions are read/write for the user, and not accessible by others. .Pp @@ -1129,7 +1126,7 @@ for further details of the format of this file. .It ~/.ssh/rc Commands in this file are executed by .Nm -when the user logs in just before the user's shell (or command) is +when the user logs in, just before the user's shell (or command) is started. See the .Xr sshd 8 @@ -1154,24 +1151,18 @@ The file format and configuration options are described in .It /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key .It /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key These three files contain the private parts of the host keys -and are used for -.Cm RhostsRSAAuthentication -and -.Cm HostbasedAuthentication . -If the protocol version 1 -.Cm RhostsRSAAuthentication -method is used, +and are used for host-based authentication. +If protocol version 1 is used, .Nm must be setuid root, since the host key is readable only by root. For protocol version 2, .Nm uses .Xr ssh-keysign 8 -to access the host keys for -.Cm HostbasedAuthentication . -This eliminates the requirement that +to access the host keys, +eliminating the requirement that .Nm -be setuid root when that authentication method is used. +be setuid root when host-based authentication is used. By default .Nm is not setuid root. @@ -1189,7 +1180,7 @@ for further details of the format of this file. .It /etc/ssh/sshrc Commands in this file are executed by .Nm -when the user logs in just before the user's shell (or command) is started. +when the user logs in, just before the user's shell (or command) is started. See the .Xr sshd 8 manual page for more information. |