- markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2003/12/09 21:53:37
[readconf.c readconf.h scp.1 servconf.c servconf.h sftp.1 ssh.1]
[ssh_config.5 sshconnect.c sshd.c sshd_config.5]
rename keepalive to tcpkeepalive; the old name causes too much
confusion; ok djm, dtucker; with help from jmc@
diff --git a/sshd_config.5 b/sshd_config.5
index 06a197b..ad3cf76 100644
--- a/sshd_config.5
+++ b/sshd_config.5
@@ -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_config.5,v 1.26 2003/11/21 11:57:03 djm Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: sshd_config.5,v 1.27 2003/12/09 21:53:37 markus Exp $
.Dd September 25, 1999
.Dt SSHD_CONFIG 5
.Os
@@ -156,12 +156,12 @@
will disconnect the client, terminating the session.
It is important to note that the use of client alive messages is very
different from
-.Cm KeepAlive
+.Cm TCPKeepAlive
(below).
The client alive messages are sent through the encrypted channel
and therefore will not be spoofable.
The TCP keepalive option enabled by
-.Cm KeepAlive
+.Cm TCPKeepAlive
is spoofable.
The client alive mechanism is valuable when the client or
server depend on knowing when a connection has become inactive.
@@ -292,27 +292,6 @@
.Cm HostbasedAuthentication .
The default is
.Dq no .
-.It Cm KeepAlive
-Specifies whether the system should send TCP keepalive messages to the
-other side.
-If they are sent, death of the connection or crash of one
-of the machines will be properly noticed.
-However, this means that
-connections will die if the route is down temporarily, and some people
-find it annoying.
-On the other hand, if keepalives are not sent,
-sessions may hang indefinitely on the server, leaving
-.Dq ghost
-users and consuming server resources.
-.Pp
-The default is
-.Dq yes
-(to send keepalives), and the server will notice
-if the network goes down or the client host crashes.
-This avoids infinitely hanging sessions.
-.Pp
-To disable keepalives, the value should be set to
-.Dq no .
.It Cm KerberosAuthentication
Specifies whether the password provided by the user for
.Cm PasswordAuthentication
@@ -580,6 +559,27 @@
The possible values are: DAEMON, USER, AUTH, LOCAL0, LOCAL1, LOCAL2,
LOCAL3, LOCAL4, LOCAL5, LOCAL6, LOCAL7.
The default is AUTH.
+.It Cm TCPKeepAlive
+Specifies whether the system should send TCP keepalive messages to the
+other side.
+If they are sent, death of the connection or crash of one
+of the machines will be properly noticed.
+However, this means that
+connections will die if the route is down temporarily, and some people
+find it annoying.
+On the other hand, if TCP keepalives are not sent,
+sessions may hang indefinitely on the server, leaving
+.Dq ghost
+users and consuming server resources.
+.Pp
+The default is
+.Dq yes
+(to send TCP keepalive messages), and the server will notice
+if the network goes down or the client host crashes.
+This avoids infinitely hanging sessions.
+.Pp
+To disable TCP keepalive messages, the value should be set to
+.Dq no .
.It Cm UseDNS
Specifies whether
.Nm sshd