From c1e1d132f6368a6f4b77fe956a9329a60331b63e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frank Lichtenheld Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2024 18:47:45 +0100 Subject: documentation: Fixes for previous fixes to --push-peer-info - Clarify compression IV_ settings - Clarify which settings might come from --setenv Change-Id: Id8615515c8df6e38e931e357396811234faad796 Signed-off-by: Frank Lichtenheld Acked-by: Arne Schwabe Message-Id: <20240206174745.74828-1-frank@lichtenheld.com> URL: https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-devel@lists.sourceforge.net/msg28184.html Signed-off-by: Gert Doering --- doc/man-sections/client-options.rst | 13 +++++++++---- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/man-sections/client-options.rst b/doc/man-sections/client-options.rst index cd3e565..b92b1a4 100644 --- a/doc/man-sections/client-options.rst +++ b/doc/man-sections/client-options.rst @@ -374,10 +374,11 @@ configuration. :code:`IV_GUI_VER= ` The UI version of a UI if one is running, for example :code:`de.blinkt.openvpn 0.5.47` for the Android app. + This may be set by the client UI/GUI using ``--setenv``. :code:`IV_SSO=[crtext,][openurl,][proxy_url]` Additional authentication methods supported by the client. - This may be set by the client UI/GUI using ``--setenv`` + This may be set by the client UI/GUI using ``--setenv``. The following flags depend on which compression formats are compiled in and whether compression is allowed by options. See `Protocol options`_ @@ -388,13 +389,15 @@ configuration. :code:`IV_LZO_STUB=1` If client was built with LZO stub capability. This is only sent if - ``IV_LZO=1`` is not sent. + ``IV_LZO=1`` is not sent. This means the client can talk to a server + configured with ``--comp-lzo no``. :code:`IV_LZ4=1` and :code:`IV_LZ4v2=1` If the client supports LZ4 compression. :code:`IV_COMP_STUB=1` and :code:`IV_COMP_STUBv2=1` - If the client supports stub compression. + If the client supports stub compression. This means the client can talk + to a server configured with ``--compress``. When ``--push-peer-info`` is enabled the additional information consists of the following data: @@ -414,7 +417,9 @@ configuration. :code:`IV_PLAT_VER=x.y` The version of the operating system, e.g. 6.1 for Windows 7. - This is only sent on Windows operating systems. + This may be set by the client UI/GUI using ``--setenv``. + On Windows systems it is automatically determined by openvpn + itself. :code:`UV_=` Client environment variables whose names start with -- cgit v1.1