- djm@cvs.openbsd.org 2005/07/04 00:58:43
[channels.c clientloop.c clientloop.h misc.c misc.h ssh.c ssh_config.5]
implement support for X11 and agent forwarding over multiplex slave
connections. Because of protocol limitations, the slave connections inherit
the master's DISPLAY and SSH_AUTH_SOCK rather than distinctly forwarding
their own.
ok dtucker@ "put it in" deraadt@
diff --git a/ssh_config.5 b/ssh_config.5
index 3e7ca8f..4077429 100644
--- a/ssh_config.5
+++ b/ssh_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: ssh_config.5,v 1.57 2005/06/18 04:30:36 djm Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.58 2005/07/04 00:58:43 djm Exp $
.Dd September 25, 1999
.Dt SSH_CONFIG 5
.Os
@@ -279,6 +279,12 @@
.Nm ssh
will continue without connecting to a master instance.
.Pp
+X11 and
+.Xr ssh-agent 4
+forwarding is supported over these multiplexed connections, however the
+display and agent fowarded will be the one belonging to the master
+connection. I.e. it is not possible to forward multiple displays or agents.
+.Pp
Two additional options allow for opportunistic multiplexing: try to use a
master connection but fall back to creating a new one if one does not already
exist.