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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/design/assistant/sshpassword.mdwn | 3 |
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diff --git a/doc/design/assistant/sshpassword.mdwn b/doc/design/assistant/sshpassword.mdwn index 00c33ccf8..c44259865 100644 --- a/doc/design/assistant/sshpassword.mdwn +++ b/doc/design/assistant/sshpassword.mdwn @@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ can be pretty sure noone is sniffing the (localhost) connection. ## ssh-askpass approach -* If ssh-askpass is in PATH, do nothing. (Unless webapp is run remotely.) +* If ssh-askpass is in PATH, or `SSH_ASKPASS` is set, do nothing. + (Unless webapp is run remotely.) * Otherwise, have the assistant set `SSH_ASKPASS` to a command that will cause the webapp to read the password and forward it on. Also, set DISPLAY to ensure that ssh runs the program. |