.\" (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 1.160 2002/06/22 11:51:39 naddy Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: ssh.1,v 1.161 2002/08/02 16:00:07 marc Exp $
.Dd September 25, 1999
.Dt SSH 1
.Os
.Pa $HOME/.ssh/environment ,
and adds lines of the format
.Dq VARNAME=value
-to the environment.
+to the environment if the file exists and if users are allowed to
+change their environment.
+See
+.Cm PermitUserEnvironment
+in
+.Xr sshd_config 5 .
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts