- djm@cvs.openbsd.org 2010/01/09 00:20:26

     [sftp-server.c sftp-server.8]
     add a 'read-only' mode to sftp-server(8) that disables open in write mode
     and all other fs-modifying protocol methods. bz#430 ok dtucker@

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/sftp-server.8 b/sftp-server.8
index ee73c345b..84036922c 100644
--- a/sftp-server.8
+++ b/sftp-server.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: sftp-server.8,v 1.17 2009/08/31 21:01:29 djm Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: sftp-server.8,v 1.18 2010/01/09 00:20:26 djm Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2000 Markus Friedl.  All rights reserved.
 .\"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
 .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: August 31 2009 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: January 9 2010 $
 .Dt SFTP-SERVER 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .Nd SFTP server subsystem
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm sftp-server
-.Op Fl eh
+.Op Fl ehR
 .Op Fl f Ar log_facility
 .Op Fl l Ar log_level
 .Op Fl u Ar umask
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ performs on behalf of the client.
 DEBUG and DEBUG1 are equivalent.
 DEBUG2 and DEBUG3 each specify higher levels of debugging output.
 The default is ERROR.
+.It Fl R
+Places this instance of
+.Nm
+into a read-only mode.
+Attempts to open files for writing, as well as other operations that change
+the state of the filesystem will be denied.
 .It Fl u Ar umask
 Sets an explicit
 .Xr umask 2