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| -rw-r--r-- | usr.bin/ssh/ssh.1 | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.bin/ssh/sshd.8 | 9 |
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/ssh/ssh.1 b/usr.bin/ssh/ssh.1 index 08f0c6ce88d..c44f4ae2c96 100644 --- a/usr.bin/ssh/ssh.1 +++ b/usr.bin/ssh/ssh.1 @@ -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 1.145 2002/01/29 23:50:37 markus Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ssh.1,v 1.146 2002/02/03 22:35:57 stevesk Exp $ .Dd September 25, 1999 .Dt SSH 1 .Os @@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ It is possible to have multiple identity files specified in configuration files; all these identities will be tried in sequence. .It Cm KeepAlive -Specifies whether the system should send keepalive messages to the +Specifies whether the system should send TCP keepalive messages to the other side. If they are sent, death of the connection or crash of one of the machines will be properly noticed. @@ -950,8 +950,7 @@ if the network goes down or the remote host dies. This is important in scripts, and many users want it too. .Pp To disable keepalives, the value should be set to -.Dq no -in both the server and the client configuration files. +.Dq no . .It Cm KerberosAuthentication Specifies whether Kerberos authentication will be used. The argument to this keyword must be diff --git a/usr.bin/ssh/sshd.8 b/usr.bin/ssh/sshd.8 index cbfba07d2dc..5020105bc7a 100644 --- a/usr.bin/ssh/sshd.8 +++ b/usr.bin/ssh/sshd.8 @@ -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.8,v 1.165 2002/01/29 14:32:03 markus Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: sshd.8,v 1.166 2002/02/03 22:35:57 stevesk Exp $ .Dd September 25, 1999 .Dt SSHD 8 .Os @@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ or The default is .Dq no . .It Cm KeepAlive -Specifies whether the system should send keepalive messages to the +Specifies whether the system should send TCP keepalive messages to the other side. If they are sent, death of the connection or crash of one of the machines will be properly noticed. @@ -548,12 +548,11 @@ users and consuming server resources. The default is .Dq yes (to send keepalives), and the server will notice -if the network goes down or the client host reboots. +if the network goes down or the client host crashes. This avoids infinitely hanging sessions. .Pp To disable keepalives, the value should be set to -.Dq no -in both the server and the client configuration files. +.Dq no . .It Cm KerberosAuthentication Specifies whether Kerberos authentication is allowed. This can be in the form of a Kerberos ticket, or if |