dropbear: dropbear.8 annotate

annotate dropbear.8 @ 1800:c584b5602bd8

Return errstring on connect failure

author	Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au>
date	Fri, 05 Mar 2021 21:13:20 +0800
parents	94323a20e572
children	587c76726b5f

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128 a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	1 .TH dropbear 8
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	2 .SH NAME
821 f8b28a3de6cb Don't say "SSH 2" any more since protocol version 1 is irrelevant Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 690 diff changeset	3 dropbear \- lightweight SSH server
128 a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	4 .SH SYNOPSIS
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	5 .B dropbear
1174 80cacacfec23 Fix minor manpage formatting issues Guilhem Moulin <guilhem@fripost.org> parents: 1153 diff changeset	6 [\fIflag arguments\fR] [\-b
860 057204b3dd61 docs for ecdsa Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 821 diff changeset	7 .I banner\fR]
057204b3dd61 docs for ecdsa Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 821 diff changeset	8 [\-r
1174 80cacacfec23 Fix minor manpage formatting issues Guilhem Moulin <guilhem@fripost.org> parents: 1153 diff changeset	9 .I hostkeyfile\fR] [\-p [\fIaddress\fR:]\fIport\fR]
128 a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	10 .SH DESCRIPTION
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	11 .B dropbear
946 17d874ae93a1 Add '-V' for version Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 875 diff changeset	12 is a small SSH server
128 a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	13 .SH OPTIONS
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	14 .TP
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	15 .B \-b \fIbanner
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	16 bannerfile.
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	17 Display the contents of the file
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	18 .I banner
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	19 before user login (default: none).
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	20 .TP
860 057204b3dd61 docs for ecdsa Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 821 diff changeset	21 .B \-r \fIhostkey
128 a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	22 Use the contents of the file
860 057204b3dd61 docs for ecdsa Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 821 diff changeset	23 .I hostkey
057204b3dd61 docs for ecdsa Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 821 diff changeset	24 for the SSH hostkey.
128 a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	25 This file is generated with
860 057204b3dd61 docs for ecdsa Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 821 diff changeset	26 .BR dropbearkey (1)
057204b3dd61 docs for ecdsa Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 821 diff changeset	27 or automatically with the '-R' option. See "Host Key Files" below.
128 a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	28 .TP
860 057204b3dd61 docs for ecdsa Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 821 diff changeset	29 .B \-R
875 6c7a15668d5a Log when generating a hostkey Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 860 diff changeset	30 Generate hostkeys automatically. See "Host Key Files" below.
128 a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	31 .TP
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	32 .B \-F
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	33 Don't fork into background.
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	34 .TP
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	35 .B \-E
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	36 Log to standard error rather than syslog.
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	37 .TP
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	38 .B \-m
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	39 Don't display the message of the day on login.
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	40 .TP
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	41 .B \-w
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	42 Disallow root logins.
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	43 .TP
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	44 .B \-s
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	45 Disable password logins.
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	46 .TP
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	47 .B \-g
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	48 Disable password logins for root.
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	49 .TP
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	50 .B \-j
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	51 Disable local port forwarding.
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	52 .TP
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	53 .B \-k
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	54 Disable remote port forwarding.
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	55 .TP
1174 80cacacfec23 Fix minor manpage formatting issues Guilhem Moulin <guilhem@fripost.org> parents: 1153 diff changeset	56 .B \-p\fR [\fIaddress\fR:]\fIport
438 4bfd22bac1dc Document -p [address:]port Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 325 diff changeset	57 Listen on specified
4bfd22bac1dc Document -p [address:]port Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 325 diff changeset	58 .I address
4bfd22bac1dc Document -p [address:]port Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 325 diff changeset	59 and TCP
4bfd22bac1dc Document -p [address:]port Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 325 diff changeset	60 .I port.
4bfd22bac1dc Document -p [address:]port Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 325 diff changeset	61 If just a port is given listen
4bfd22bac1dc Document -p [address:]port Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 325 diff changeset	62 on all addresses.
1784 94323a20e572 Some minor manpage improvements Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 1659 diff changeset	63 Up to 10 can be specified (default 22 if none specified).
128 a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	64 .TP
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	65 .B \-i
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	66 Service program mode.
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	67 Use this option to run
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	68 .B dropbear
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	69 under TCP/IP servers like inetd, tcpsvd, or tcpserver.
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	70 In program mode the \-F option is implied, and \-p options are ignored.
258 306499676384 * add -g (dbclient) and -a (dropbear) options for allowing non-local Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 181 diff changeset	71 .TP
325 0e4f225b7e07 Add -N "no remote command" dbclient option. Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 258 diff changeset	72 .B \-P \fIpidfile
0e4f225b7e07 Add -N "no remote command" dbclient option. Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 258 diff changeset	73 Specify a pidfile to create when running as a daemon. If not specified, the
0e4f225b7e07 Add -N "no remote command" dbclient option. Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 258 diff changeset	74 default is /var/run/dropbear.pid
0e4f225b7e07 Add -N "no remote command" dbclient option. Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 258 diff changeset	75 .TP
258 306499676384 * add -g (dbclient) and -a (dropbear) options for allowing non-local Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 181 diff changeset	76 .B \-a
306499676384 * add -g (dbclient) and -a (dropbear) options for allowing non-local Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 181 diff changeset	77 Allow remote hosts to connect to forwarded ports.
449 3e6c536bc023 Add -W <windowsize> argument and document it. Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 446 diff changeset	78 .TP
3e6c536bc023 Add -W <windowsize> argument and document it. Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 446 diff changeset	79 .B \-W \fIwindowsize
3e6c536bc023 Add -W <windowsize> argument and document it. Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 446 diff changeset	80 Specify the per-channel receive window buffer size. Increasing this
3e6c536bc023 Add -W <windowsize> argument and document it. Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 446 diff changeset	81 may improve network performance at the expense of memory use. Use -h to see the
3e6c536bc023 Add -W <windowsize> argument and document it. Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 446 diff changeset	82 default buffer size.
454 7e43f5e473b9 - Add -K keepalive flag for dropbear and dbclient Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 449 diff changeset	83 .TP
7e43f5e473b9 - Add -K keepalive flag for dropbear and dbclient Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 449 diff changeset	84 .B \-K \fItimeout_seconds
7e43f5e473b9 - Add -K keepalive flag for dropbear and dbclient Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 449 diff changeset	85 Ensure that traffic is transmitted at a certain interval in seconds. This is
7e43f5e473b9 - Add -K keepalive flag for dropbear and dbclient Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 449 diff changeset	86 useful for working around firewalls or routers that drop connections after
7e43f5e473b9 - Add -K keepalive flag for dropbear and dbclient Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 449 diff changeset	87 a certain period of inactivity. The trade-off is that a session may be
7e43f5e473b9 - Add -K keepalive flag for dropbear and dbclient Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 449 diff changeset	88 closed if there is a temporary lapse of network connectivity. A setting
1784 94323a20e572 Some minor manpage improvements Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 1659 diff changeset	89 of 0 disables keepalives. If no response is received for 3 consecutive keepalives the connection will be closed.
515 fe30d2a2d626 - Document idle_timeout Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 514 diff changeset	90 .TP
fe30d2a2d626 - Document idle_timeout Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 514 diff changeset	91 .B \-I \fIidle_timeout
fe30d2a2d626 - Document idle_timeout Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 514 diff changeset	92 Disconnect the session if no traffic is transmitted or received for \fIidle_timeout\fR seconds.
946 17d874ae93a1 Add '-V' for version Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 875 diff changeset	93 .TP
1442 517c67cbcd31 dropbear server: support -T max auth tries Kevin Darbyshire-Bryant <kevin@darbyshire-bryant.me.uk> parents: 1290 diff changeset	94 .B \-T \fImax_authentication_attempts
1445 a3a96dbf9a58 Use MAX_AUTH_TRIES rather than DEFAULT_AUTH_TRIES, don't limit argument range Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 1442 diff changeset	95 Set the number of authentication attempts allowed per connection. If unspecified the default is 10 (MAX_AUTH_TRIES)
1442 517c67cbcd31 dropbear server: support -T max auth tries Kevin Darbyshire-Bryant <kevin@darbyshire-bryant.me.uk> parents: 1290 diff changeset	96 .TP
1290 ee2ffa044c7e Add manpage and log for forced_command Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 1174 diff changeset	97 .B \-c \fIforced_command
ee2ffa044c7e Add manpage and log for forced_command Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 1174 diff changeset	98 Disregard the command provided by the user and always run \fIforced_command\fR. This also
1784 94323a20e572 Some minor manpage improvements Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 1659 diff changeset	99 overrides any authorized_keys command= option. The original command is saved in the
94323a20e572 Some minor manpage improvements Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 1659 diff changeset	100 SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND environment variable (see below).
1290 ee2ffa044c7e Add manpage and log for forced_command Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 1174 diff changeset	101 .TP
946 17d874ae93a1 Add '-V' for version Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 875 diff changeset	102 .B \-V
17d874ae93a1 Add '-V' for version Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 875 diff changeset	103 Print the version
17d874ae93a1 Add '-V' for version Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 875 diff changeset	104
510 b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	105 .SH FILES
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	106
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	107 .TP
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	108 Authorized Keys
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	109
1146 3c8403f4669d Fix typo in dropbear(8)'s manpage Guilhem Moulin <guilhem@fripost.org> parents: 946 diff changeset	110 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys can be set up to allow remote login with a RSA,
1659 d32bcb5c557d Add Ed25519 support (#91) Vladislav Grishenko <themiron@users.noreply.github.com> parents: 1533 diff changeset	111 ECDSA, Ed25519 or DSS
510 b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	112 key. Each line is of the form
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	113 .TP
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	114 [restrictions] ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAIgAsp... [comment]
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	115
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	116 and can be extracted from a Dropbear private host key with "dropbearkey -y". This is the same format as used by OpenSSH, though the restrictions are a subset (keys with unknown restrictions are ignored).
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	117 Restrictions are comma separated, with double quotes around spaces in arguments.
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	118 Available restrictions are:
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	119
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	120 .TP
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	121 .B no-port-forwarding
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	122 Don't allow port forwarding for this connection
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	123
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	124 .TP
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	125 .B no-agent-forwarding
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	126 Don't allow agent forwarding for this connection
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	127
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	128 .TP
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	129 .B no-X11-forwarding
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	130 Don't allow X11 forwarding for this connection
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	131
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	132 .TP
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	133 .B no-pty
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	134 Disable PTY allocation. Note that a user can still obtain most of the
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	135 same functionality with other means even if no-pty is set.
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	136
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	137 .TP
1174 80cacacfec23 Fix minor manpage formatting issues Guilhem Moulin <guilhem@fripost.org> parents: 1153 diff changeset	138 .B command=\fR"\fIforced_command\fR"
510 b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	139 Disregard the command provided by the user and always run \fIforced_command\fR.
1290 ee2ffa044c7e Add manpage and log for forced_command Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 1174 diff changeset	140 The -c command line option overrides this.
510 b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	141
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	142 The authorized_keys file and its containing ~/.ssh directory must only be
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	143 writable by the user, otherwise Dropbear will not allow a login using public
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	144 key authentication.
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	145
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	146 .TP
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	147 Host Key Files
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	148
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	149 Host key files are read at startup from a standard location, by default
1659 d32bcb5c557d Add Ed25519 support (#91) Vladislav Grishenko <themiron@users.noreply.github.com> parents: 1533 diff changeset	150 /etc/dropbear/dropbear_dss_host_key, /etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key,
d32bcb5c557d Add Ed25519 support (#91) Vladislav Grishenko <themiron@users.noreply.github.com> parents: 1533 diff changeset	151 /etc/dropbear/dropbear_ecdsa_host_key and /etc/dropbear/dropbear_ed25519_host_key
1533 2e9b6d9c7e7d clarify that -r skips default hostkeys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 1445 diff changeset	152
2e9b6d9c7e7d clarify that -r skips default hostkeys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 1445 diff changeset	153 If the -r command line option is specified the default files are not loaded.
2e9b6d9c7e7d clarify that -r skips default hostkeys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 1445 diff changeset	154 Host key files are of the form generated by dropbearkey.
2e9b6d9c7e7d clarify that -r skips default hostkeys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 1445 diff changeset	155 The -R option can be used to automatically generate keys
860 057204b3dd61 docs for ecdsa Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 821 diff changeset	156 in the default location - keys will be generated after startup when the first
057204b3dd61 docs for ecdsa Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 821 diff changeset	157 connection is established. This had the benefit that the system /dev/urandom
057204b3dd61 docs for ecdsa Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 821 diff changeset	158 random number source has a better chance of being securely seeded.
510 b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	159
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	160 .TP
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	161 Message Of The Day
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	162
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	163 By default the file /etc/motd will be printed for any login shell (unless
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	164 disabled at compile-time). This can also be disabled per-user
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	165 by creating a file ~/.hushlogin .
b85507ade010 - Update manuals, include section on authorized_keys Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 454 diff changeset	166
569 6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	167 .SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	168 Dropbear sets the standard variables USER, LOGNAME, HOME, SHELL, PATH, and TERM.
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	169
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	170 The variables below are set for sessions as appropriate.
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	171
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	172 .TP
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	173 .B SSH_TTY
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	174 This is set to the allocated TTY if a PTY was used.
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	175
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	176 .TP
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	177 .B SSH_CONNECTION
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	178 Contains "<remote_ip> <remote_port> <local_ip> <local_port>".
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	179
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	180 .TP
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	181 .B DISPLAY
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	182 Set X11 forwarding is used.
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	183
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	184 .TP
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	185 .B SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	186 If a 'command=' authorized_keys option was used, the original command is specified
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	187 in this variable. If a shell was requested this is set to an empty value.
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	188
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	189 .TP
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	190 .B SSH_AUTH_SOCK
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	191 Set to a forwarded ssh-agent connection.
6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	192
821 f8b28a3de6cb Don't say "SSH 2" any more since protocol version 1 is irrelevant Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 690 diff changeset	193 .SH NOTES
f8b28a3de6cb Don't say "SSH 2" any more since protocol version 1 is irrelevant Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 690 diff changeset	194 Dropbear only supports SSH protocol version 2.
569 6f472dc54da7 - Set $SSH_CONNECTION Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 515 diff changeset	195
128 a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	196 .SH AUTHOR
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	197 Matt Johnston ([email protected]).
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	198 .br
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	199 Gerrit Pape ([email protected]) wrote this manual page.
a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	200 .SH SEE ALSO
821 f8b28a3de6cb Don't say "SSH 2" any more since protocol version 1 is irrelevant Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 690 diff changeset	201 dropbearkey(1), dbclient(1), dropbearconvert(1)
128 a9dddd13c4ba Added dropbear.8 and dropbearkey.8 back in Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: diff changeset	202 .P
690 4b47ff154ff6 Document "-m" and "-c" Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au> parents: 576 diff changeset	203 https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html

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