Document HostbasedUsesNameFromPacketOnly. Corrections from jmc@, ok jmc@ djm@

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/usr.bin/ssh/sshd_config.5 b/usr.bin/ssh/sshd_config.5
index 36e020cb467..cfe604ed618 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ssh/sshd_config.5
+++ b/usr.bin/ssh/sshd_config.5
@@ -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: sshd_config.5,v 1.69 2006/08/14 12:40:25 dtucker Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: sshd_config.5,v 1.70 2006/08/21 08:14:01 dtucker Exp $
 .Dd September 25, 1999
 .Dt SSHD_CONFIG 5
 .Os
@@ -335,6 +335,23 @@ This option is similar to
 and applies to protocol version 2 only.
 The default is
 .Dq no .
+.It Cm HostbasedUsesNameFromPacketOnly
+Specifies whether or not the server will attempt to perform a reverse
+name lookup when matching the name in the
+.Pa ~/.shosts ,
+.Pa ~/.rhosts ,
+and
+.Pa /etc/hosts.equiv
+files during
+.Cm HostbasedAuthentication .
+A setting of
+.Dq yes
+means that
+.Xr sshd 8
+uses the name supplied by the client rather than
+attempting to resolve the name from the TCP connection itself.
+The default is
+.Dq no .
 .It Cm HostKey
 Specifies a file containing a private host key
 used by SSH.