X-Git-Url: http://andersk.mit.edu/gitweb/openssh.git/blobdiff_plain/269cfc8afa073e7a527913ab325d8da882d5bda8..250caf337b9fa0141b1db494ffe7738d23cee6a5:/ssh-agent.1 diff --git a/ssh-agent.1 b/ssh-agent.1 index 01774e17..a95087da 100644 --- a/ssh-agent.1 +++ b/ssh-agent.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-agent.1,v 1.46 2007/09/09 11:38:01 sobrado Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-agent.1,v 1.49 2009/10/22 15:02:12 sobrado Exp $ .\" .\" Author: Tatu Ylonen .\" Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen , Espoo, Finland @@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ machines using The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl a Ar bind_address -Bind the agent to the unix-domain socket +Bind the agent to the +.Ux Ns -domain +socket .Ar bind_address . The default is .Pa /tmp/ssh-XXXXXXXXXX/agent.\*(Ltppid\*(Gt . @@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ The second is that the agent prints the needed shell commands (either .Xr sh 1 or .Xr csh 1 -syntax can be generated) which can be evalled in the calling shell, eg +syntax can be generated) which can be evaluated in the calling shell, eg .Cm eval `ssh-agent -s` for Bourne-type shells such as .Xr sh 1 @@ -162,8 +164,9 @@ Instead, operations that require a private key will be performed by the agent, and the result will be returned to the requester. This way, private keys are not exposed to clients using the agent. .Pp -A unix-domain socket is created -and the name of this socket is stored in the +A +.Ux Ns -domain +socket is created and the name of this socket is stored in the .Ev SSH_AUTH_SOCK environment variable. @@ -186,8 +189,8 @@ Contains the protocol version 2 DSA authentication identity of the user. .It Pa ~/.ssh/id_rsa Contains the protocol version 2 RSA authentication identity of the user. .It Pa /tmp/ssh-XXXXXXXXXX/agent.\*(Ltppid\*(Gt -Unix-domain sockets used to contain the connection to the -authentication agent. +.Ux Ns -domain +sockets used to contain the connection to the authentication agent. These sockets should only be readable by the owner. The sockets should get automatically removed when the agent exits. .El