- deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org 2001/03/02 18:54:31

[openssh.git] / sshd.8

diff --git a/sshd.8 b/sshd.8
index eae64ae9c6f4f04d02b20af8d73c4a32b02ffcfe..ab012b450d01247703b22255997288bb0d90c0e8 100644 (file)
--- a/sshd.8
+++ b/sshd.8
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 .\" incompatible with the protocol description in the RFC file, it must be
 .\" called by a name other than "ssh" or "Secure Shell".
 .\"
-.\" Copyright (c) 1999,2000 Markus Friedl. All rights reserved.
-.\" Copyright (c) 1999 Aaron Campbell. All rights reserved.
-.\" Copyright (c) 1999 Theo de Raadt. All rights reserved.
+.\" Copyright (c) 1999,2000 Markus Friedl.  All rights reserved.
+.\" Copyright (c) 1999 Aaron Campbell.  All rights reserved.
+.\" Copyright (c) 1999 Theo de Raadt.  All rights reserved.
 .\"
 .\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 .\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
@@ -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 1.95 2001/02/17 23:48:48 deraadt Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: sshd.8,v 1.99 2001/03/02 18:54:31 deraadt Exp $
 .Dd September 25, 1999
 .Dt SSHD 8
 .Os
@@ -174,7 +174,9 @@ configuration file.
 .Pp
 .Nm
 rereads its configuration file when it receives a hangup signal,
-.Dv SIGHUP .
+.Dv SIGHUP ,
+by executing itself with the name it was started as, ie.
+.Pa /usr/sbin/sshd .
 .Pp
 The options are as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width Ds
@@ -925,22 +927,24 @@ Contains configuration data for
 .Nm sshd .
 This file should be writable by root only, but it is recommended
 (though not necessary) that it be world-readable.
-.It Pa /etc/ssh_host_key
-Contains the private part of the host key.
-This file should only be owned by root, readable only by root, and not
+.It Pa /etc/ssh_host_key, /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key, /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key
+These three files contain the private parts of the
+(SSH1, SSH2 DSA, and SSH2 RSA) host keys.
+These files should only be owned by root, readable only by root, and not
 accessible to others.
 Note that
 .Nm
 does not start if this file is group/world-accessible.
-.It Pa /etc/ssh_host_key.pub
-Contains the public part of the host key.
-This file should be world-readable but writable only by
+.It Pa /etc/ssh_host_key.pub, /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key.pub, /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub
+There three files contain the public parts of the
+(SSH1, SSH2 DSA, and SSH2 RSA) host keys.
+These files should be world-readable but writable only by
 root.
-Its contents should match the private part.
-This file is not
-really used for anything; it is only provided for the convenience of
-the user so its contents can be copied to known hosts files.
-These two files are created using
+Their contents should match the respective private parts.
+These files are not
+really used for anything; they are provided for the convenience of
+the user so their contents can be copied to known hosts files.
+These files are created using
 .Xr ssh-keygen 1 .
 .It Pa /etc/primes
 Contains Diffie-Hellman groups used for the "Diffie-Hellman Group Exchange".
@@ -978,7 +982,7 @@ These files are consulted when using rhosts with RSA host
 authentication to check the public key of the host.
 The key must be listed in one of these files to be accepted.
 The client uses the same files
-to verify that the remote host is the one it intended to connect.
+to verify that it is connecting to the correct remote host.
 These files should be writable only by root/the owner.
 .Pa /etc/ssh_known_hosts
 should be world-readable, and