X-Git-Url: http://andersk.mit.edu/gitweb/openssh.git/blobdiff_plain/7a779483320e5b4c3c35b95dc78110cad2b5f138..HEAD:/ssh-agent.1 diff --git a/ssh-agent.1 b/ssh-agent.1 index 91543bf7..8d1da46e 100644 --- a/ssh-agent.1 +++ b/ssh-agent.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-agent.1,v 1.48 2009/10/22 12:35:53 sobrado Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-agent.1,v 1.50 2010/01/17 21:49:09 tedu Exp $ .\" .\" Author: Tatu Ylonen .\" Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen , Espoo, Finland @@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl a Ar bind_address Bind the agent to the -.Ux -domain socket +.Ux Ns -domain +socket .Ar bind_address . The default is .Pa /tmp/ssh-XXXXXXXXXX/agent.\*(Ltppid\*(Gt . @@ -119,8 +119,9 @@ and .Pa ~/.ssh/identity . If the identity has a passphrase, .Xr ssh-add 1 -asks for the passphrase (using a small X11 application if running -under X11, or from the terminal if running without X). +asks for the passphrase on the terminal if it has one or from a small X11 +program if running under X11. +If neither of these is the case then the authentication will fail. It then sends the identity to the agent. Several identities can be stored in the agent; the agent can automatically use any of these identities. @@ -165,8 +166,8 @@ 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 -.Ux -domain socket is created and the name of this socket is stored in the +.Ux Ns -domain +socket is created and the name of this socket is stored in the .Ev SSH_AUTH_SOCK environment variable. @@ -189,9 +190,8 @@ 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 -.Ux -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