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Why does the default SSH client behavior for MacOS send LANG and LC_* environment variables to the server? If I consult man ssh_config, it says SendEnv […] The default is not to send any enviro...
#2: Post edited
by
Michael
·
2024-10-18T21:06:48Z (2 months ago)
Tweak title to note that it's not ALL env vars
Mac SSH sends environment variables by default
- Mac SSH sends some environment variables by default
- Why does the default SSH client behavior for MacOS send `LANG` and `LC_*` environment variables to the server? If I consult `man ssh_config`, it says
- > ### `SendEnv`
- >
- > \[…] The default is not to send any environment variables.
Why would Apple decide to override it? (And why leave the documentation with its original text?)- ```
- Host *
- SendEnv LANG LC_*
- ```
- Why does the default SSH client behavior for MacOS send `LANG` and `LC_*` environment variables to the server? If I consult `man ssh_config`, it says
- > ### `SendEnv`
- >
- > \[…] The default is not to send any environment variables.
- Why would Apple decide to override it? (And if so, why leave the documentation with its original text?)
- This snippet is at the bottom of */etc/ssh/ssh_config*:
- ```
- Host *
- SendEnv LANG LC_*
- ```
#1: Initial revision
by
Michael
·
2024-10-18T19:05:50Z (2 months ago)
Mac SSH sends environment variables by default
Why does the default SSH client behavior for MacOS send `LANG` and `LC_*` environment variables to the server? If I consult `man ssh_config`, it says
> ### `SendEnv`
>
> \[…] The default is not to send any environment variables.
Why would Apple decide to override it? (And why leave the documentation with its original text?)
```
Host *
SendEnv LANG LC_*
```