--- /usr/ports/distfiles/OpenSSH-1.2/src/usr.bin/ssh/sshd.8 Tue Nov 23 18:58:38 1999 +++ sshd.8 Sun Dec 5 22:59:58 1999 @@ -220,6 +220,31 @@ should check for new mail for interactive logins. The default is .Dq no . +.It Cm ConnectionsPerPeriod +This keyword allows for rate-limiting of connections, and +is followed by two numbers in the format +.Dq n/s , +where +.Ar n +is the number of connections from a certain address group +accepted per period of +.Ar s +seconds. Any connection after the number +.Ar n +connection in the period of +.Ar s +seconds will be dropped, and an informational message will be logged. +A connection will belong to a certain group, of which there are 13 +by default, according to its IP address. +The default for this keyword is +.Dq 0/0 , +and rate-limiting can be explicitly turned off by using an +.Ar n +parameter of +.Ql 0 +and any +.Ar s +parameter. .It Cm DenyGroups This keyword can be followed by a number of group names, separated by spaces. Users whose primary group matches one of the patterns @@ -453,8 +478,9 @@ If the login is on a tty, records login time. .It Checks -.Pa /etc/nologin ; -if it exists, prints contents and quits +.Pa /etc/nologin and +.Pa /var/run/nologin ; +if one exists, it prints the contents and quits (unless root). .It Changes to run with normal user privileges.