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3477 SunSSH config should accept TCPKeepAlive as synonym for KeepAlive
Reviewed by: Jerry Jelinek <jerry@joyent.com>
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
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-.TH SSHD_CONFIG 4 "Mar 26, 2009"
+.TH SSHD_CONFIG 4 "Jan 17, 2013"
.SH NAME
sshd_config \- sshd configuration file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
@@ -167,13 +168,13 @@
.RS 4n
Sets the number of client alive messages, (see \fBClientAliveInterval\fR), that
can be sent without \fBsshd\fR receiving any messages back from the client. If
this threshold is reached while client alive messages are being sent,
\fBsshd\fR disconnects the client, terminating the session. The use of client
-alive messages is very different from \fBKeepAlive\fR. The client alive
+alive messages is very different from \fBTCPKeepAlive\fR. The client alive
messages are sent through the encrypted channel and therefore are not
-spoofable. The TCP keepalive option enabled by \fBKeepAlive\fR is spoofable.
+spoofable. The TCP keepalive option enabled by \fBTCPKeepAlive\fR is spoofable.
The client alive mechanism is valuable when a client or server depend on
knowing when a connection has become inactive.
.sp
The default value is 3. If \fBClientAliveInterval\fR is set to 15, and
\fBClientAliveCountMax\fR is left at the default, unresponsive \fBssh\fR
@@ -400,11 +401,11 @@
.RE
.sp
.ne 2
.na
-\fB\fBKeepAlive\fR\fR
+\fB\fBTCPKeepAlive\fR\fR
.ad
.sp .6
.RS 4n
Specifies whether the system should send keepalive messages to the other side.
If they are sent, death of the connection or crash of one of the machines is