From b188561ba218228e4698b6e55fb52a84c4d7a9e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 18:58:06 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] update --- doc/design/assistant/sshpassword.mdwn | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/design/assistant/sshpassword.mdwn b/doc/design/assistant/sshpassword.mdwn index 00c33ccf8b..c44259865b 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.