openssh/contrib/README

Other patches and addons for OpenSSH. Please send submissions to 
djm@ibs.com.au

Elsewhere
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http://www.imasy.or.jp/~gotoh/connect.c is a Unix and Windows 
ProxyCommand which allows OpenSSH to make connections through a SOCKS5
or http proxy which supports the CONNECT method (eg. Squid).

In this directory
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chroot.diff:

Ricardo Cerqueira's <rmcc@clix.pt> patch to enable chrooting using the
wu-ftpd style magic home directories (containing '/./'). More details in
the head of the patch itself.

ssh-copy-id:

Phil Hands' <phil@hands.com> shell script to automate the process of adding
your public key to a remote machine's ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file.

gnome-ssh-askpass:

A GNOME passphrase requester of my own creation. Compilation instructions
are in the top of the file.

sshd.pam.generic:

A generic PAM config file which may be useful on your system. YMMV

sshd.pam.freebsd:

A PAM config file which works with FreeBSD's PAM port. Contributed by
Dominik Brettnacher <domi@saargate.de>

mdoc2man.pl:

Converts mdoc formated manpages into normal manpages.  This can be used
on Solaris machines to provide manpages that are not preformated. 
Contributed by Mark D. Roth <roth@feep.net>

redhat:

RPM spec file an scripts for building Redhat packages

suse:

RPM spec file an scripts for building SuSE packages


Externally maintained
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X11 SSH Askpass:

Jim Knoble <jmknoble@pobox.com> has written an excellent X11
passphrase requester. This is highly recommended:

http://www.ntrnet.net/~jmknoble/software/x11-ssh-askpass/index.html