From cff4b5d412a114094f2624257cfe6e89160ae353 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael DeHaan Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:38:46 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify .ssh/config port usage. --- docsite/rst/intro_inventory.rst | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docsite/rst/intro_inventory.rst b/docsite/rst/intro_inventory.rst index cfed57489e1..9ee553065dd 100644 --- a/docsite/rst/intro_inventory.rst +++ b/docsite/rst/intro_inventory.rst @@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ It is ok to put systems in more than one group, for instance a server could be b If you do, note that variables will come from all of the groups they are a member of, and variable precedence is detailed in a later chapter. If you have hosts that run on non-standard SSH ports you can put the port number -after the hostname with a colon. Ports listed in your SSH config file won't be used, -so it is important that you set them if things are not running on the default port:: +after the hostname with a colon. Ports listed in your SSH config file won't be used with the paramiko +connection but will be used with the openssh connection. + +To make things explicit, it is suggested that you set them if things are not running on the default port:: badwolf.example.com:5309