Attachment 1881 Details for Bug 1786 – ssh-copy-id man page update

[patch] ssh-copy-id man page update

ssh-copy-id.1.patch (text/plain), 1.47 KB, created by asguthrie on 2010-06-22 06:53:13 AEST

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Created: 2010-06-22 06:53:13 AEST

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>--- ssh-copy-id.1.orig	2009-03-15 03:05:58.000000000 -0400
>+++ ssh-copy-id.1	2009-03-15 03:26:37.000000000 -0400
>@@ -25,19 +25,10 @@
> .br
> .SH DESCRIPTION
> .BR ssh-copy-id
>-is a script that uses ssh to log into a remote machine (presumably
>-using a login password, so password authentication should be enabled,
>-unless you've done some clever use of multiple identities)
>-.PP
>-It also changes the permissions of the remote user's home,
>-.BR ~/.ssh ,
>-and
>+is a script that uses ssh to log into a remote machine and
>+append the indicated identity file to that machine's
> .B ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
>-to remove group writability (which would otherwise prevent you from logging in, if the remote
>-.B sshd
>-has
>-.B StrictModes
>-set in its configuration).
>+file.
> .PP
> If the
> .B -i
>@@ -59,7 +50,24 @@
> file.  Once it has one or more fingerprints (by whatever means) it
> uses ssh to append them to
> .B ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
>-on the remote machine (creating the file, and directory, if necessary)
>+on the remote machine (creating the file, and directory, if necessary.)
>+
>+.SH NOTES
>+This program does not modify the permissions of any
>+pre-existing files or directories. Therefore, if the remote
>+.B sshd
>+has
>+.B StrictModes
>+set in its
>+configuration, then the user's home,
>+.B ~/.ssh
>+folder, and
>+.B ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
>+file may need to have group writability disabled manually, e.g. via
>+
>+.B "      chmod go-w ~ ~/.ssh ~/.ssh/authorized_keys"
>+
>+on the remote machine.
> 
> .SH "SEE ALSO"
> .BR ssh (1),

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