From: Christoph Anton Mitterer <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> • Mention the ClientAliveInterval and ClientAliveCountMax at the description of the TCPKeepAlive directive in sshd_config(5) as an alternative to reach similar effects. Signed-off-by: Christoph Anton Mitterer <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- sshd_config.5 | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/sshd_config.5 b/sshd_config.5 index fd44abe..d13dd96 100644 --- a/sshd_config.5 +++ b/sshd_config.5 @@ -1271,6 +1271,12 @@ sessions may hang indefinitely on the server, leaving .Dq ghost users and consuming server resources. .Pp +Alternatively (or additionally) client alive messages can be used by +setting +.Cm ClientAliveInterval +and +.Cm ClientAliveCountMax . +.Pp The default is .Dq yes (to send TCP keepalive messages), and the server will notice -- 2.1.4 _______________________________________________ openssh-unix-dev mailing list openssh-unix-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.mindrot.org/mailman/listinfo/openssh-unix-dev