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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin/ssh/ssh.1')
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.bin/ssh/ssh.1 | 16 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/ssh/ssh.1 b/usr.bin/ssh/ssh.1 index 403c6ad650c..97a6ed35af2 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 1.162 2002/08/12 17:30:35 stevesk Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ssh.1,v 1.163 2002/08/17 23:07:14 stevesk Exp $ .Dd September 25, 1999 .Dt SSH 1 .Os @@ -353,9 +353,17 @@ the connection is opened. The real authentication cookie is never sent to the server machine (and no cookies are sent in the plain). .Pp -If the user is using an authentication agent, the connection to the agent -is automatically forwarded to the remote side unless disabled on -the command line or in a configuration file. +If the +.Cm ForwardAgent +variable is set to +.Dq yes +(or, see the description of the +.Fl A +and +.Fl a +options described later) and +the user is using an authentication agent, the connection to the agent +is automatically forwarded to the remote side. .Pp Forwarding of arbitrary TCP/IP connections over the secure channel can be specified either on the command line or in a configuration file. |