- stevesk@cvs.openbsd.org 2002/08/17 23:07:14
[ssh.1]
ForwardAgent has defaulted to no for over 2 years; be more clear here.
diff --git a/ssh.1 b/ssh.1
index 403c6ad..97a6ed3 100644
--- a/ssh.1
+++ b/ssh.1
@@ -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.1,v 1.162 2002/08/12 17:30:35 stevesk Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: ssh.1,v 1.163 2002/08/17 23:07:14 stevesk Exp $
.Dd September 25, 1999
.Dt SSH 1
.Os
@@ -353,9 +353,17 @@
The real authentication cookie is never
sent to the server machine (and no cookies are sent in the plain).
.Pp
-If the user is using an authentication agent, the connection to the agent
-is automatically forwarded to the remote side unless disabled on
-the command line or in a configuration file.
+If the
+.Cm ForwardAgent
+variable is set to
+.Dq yes
+(or, see the description of the
+.Fl A
+and
+.Fl a
+options described later) and
+the user is using an authentication agent, the connection to the agent
+is automatically forwarded to the remote side.
.Pp
Forwarding of arbitrary TCP/IP connections over the secure channel can
be specified either on the command line or in a configuration file.