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authorDamien Miller <djm@mindrot.org>2005-05-26 12:04:02 +1000
committerDamien Miller <djm@mindrot.org>2005-05-26 12:04:02 +1000
commit167ea5d0268243991ad3c55cb20fa2b53f577b37 (patch)
tree8b73e38d56fa0ff77c11e745adf28acb22d1a52e /ssh-keygen.1
parenta31c929f3601561d6d147a2940d7a81a2a40e377 (diff)
- djm@cvs.openbsd.org 2005/04/21 06:17:50
[ssh-add.1 ssh-agent.1 ssh-keygen.1 ssh.1 ssh_config.5 sshd.8] [sshd_config.5] OpenSSH doesn't ever look at the $HOME environment variable, so don't say that we do (bz #623); ok deraadt@
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diff --git a/ssh-keygen.1 b/ssh-keygen.1
index c14eed14e..ac0b72764 100644
--- a/ssh-keygen.1
+++ b/ssh-keygen.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
1.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.67 2005/03/14 10:09:03 dtucker Exp $ 1.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.68 2005/04/21 06:17:50 djm Exp $
2.\" 2.\"
3.\" -*- nroff -*- 3.\" -*- nroff -*-
4.\" 4.\"
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ section for details.
129Normally each user wishing to use SSH 129Normally each user wishing to use SSH
130with RSA or DSA authentication runs this once to create the authentication 130with RSA or DSA authentication runs this once to create the authentication
131key in 131key in
132.Pa $HOME/.ssh/identity , 132.Pa ~/.ssh/identity ,
133.Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa 133.Pa ~/.ssh/id_dsa
134or 134or
135.Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa . 135.Pa ~/.ssh/id_rsa .
136Additionally, the system administrator may use this to generate host keys, 136Additionally, the system administrator may use this to generate host keys,
137as seen in 137as seen in
138.Pa /etc/rc . 138.Pa /etc/rc .
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ It is important that this file contains moduli of a range of bit lengths and
381that both ends of a connection share common moduli. 381that both ends of a connection share common moduli.
382.Sh FILES 382.Sh FILES
383.Bl -tag -width Ds 383.Bl -tag -width Ds
384.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/identity 384.It Pa ~/.ssh/identity
385Contains the protocol version 1 RSA authentication identity of the user. 385Contains the protocol version 1 RSA authentication identity of the user.
386This file should not be readable by anyone but the user. 386This file should not be readable by anyone but the user.
387It is possible to 387It is possible to
@@ -392,14 +392,14 @@ This file is not automatically accessed by
392but it is offered as the default file for the private key. 392but it is offered as the default file for the private key.
393.Xr ssh 1 393.Xr ssh 1
394will read this file when a login attempt is made. 394will read this file when a login attempt is made.
395.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/identity.pub 395.It Pa ~/.ssh/identity.pub
396Contains the protocol version 1 RSA public key for authentication. 396Contains the protocol version 1 RSA public key for authentication.
397The contents of this file should be added to 397The contents of this file should be added to
398.Pa $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys 398.Pa ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
399on all machines 399on all machines
400where the user wishes to log in using RSA authentication. 400where the user wishes to log in using RSA authentication.
401There is no need to keep the contents of this file secret. 401There is no need to keep the contents of this file secret.
402.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa 402.It Pa ~/.ssh/id_dsa
403Contains the protocol version 2 DSA authentication identity of the user. 403Contains the protocol version 2 DSA authentication identity of the user.
404This file should not be readable by anyone but the user. 404This file should not be readable by anyone but the user.
405It is possible to 405It is possible to
@@ -410,14 +410,14 @@ This file is not automatically accessed by
410but it is offered as the default file for the private key. 410but it is offered as the default file for the private key.
411.Xr ssh 1 411.Xr ssh 1
412will read this file when a login attempt is made. 412will read this file when a login attempt is made.
413.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa.pub 413.It Pa ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub
414Contains the protocol version 2 DSA public key for authentication. 414Contains the protocol version 2 DSA public key for authentication.
415The contents of this file should be added to 415The contents of this file should be added to
416.Pa $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys 416.Pa ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
417on all machines 417on all machines
418where the user wishes to log in using public key authentication. 418where the user wishes to log in using public key authentication.
419There is no need to keep the contents of this file secret. 419There is no need to keep the contents of this file secret.
420.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa 420.It Pa ~/.ssh/id_rsa
421Contains the protocol version 2 RSA authentication identity of the user. 421Contains the protocol version 2 RSA authentication identity of the user.
422This file should not be readable by anyone but the user. 422This file should not be readable by anyone but the user.
423It is possible to 423It is possible to
@@ -428,10 +428,10 @@ This file is not automatically accessed by
428but it is offered as the default file for the private key. 428but it is offered as the default file for the private key.
429.Xr ssh 1 429.Xr ssh 1
430will read this file when a login attempt is made. 430will read this file when a login attempt is made.
431.It Pa $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa.pub 431.It Pa ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
432Contains the protocol version 2 RSA public key for authentication. 432Contains the protocol version 2 RSA public key for authentication.
433The contents of this file should be added to 433The contents of this file should be added to
434.Pa $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys 434.Pa ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
435on all machines 435on all machines
436where the user wishes to log in using public key authentication. 436where the user wishes to log in using public key authentication.
437There is no need to keep the contents of this file secret. 437There is no need to keep the contents of this file secret.