Fix punctuation in public key docs.

[PuTTY.git] / doc / errors.but

diff --git a/doc/errors.but b/doc/errors.but
index 2369b4cef840833407773a9fde203901a5129470..bf9672d05a0c7d28a268aef0565dc1cba08c6e55 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/errors.but
+++ b/doc/errors.but
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-\define{versioniderrors} \versionid $Id$
-

 \C{errors} Common \i{error messages}
 
 This chapter lists a number of common error messages which PuTTY and
 \C{errors} Common \i{error messages}
 
 This chapter lists a number of common error messages which PuTTY and


@@ -58,17 +56,6 @@ in the same way as you would if it was new.
 
 See \k{gs-hostkey} for more information on host keys.
 
 
 See \k{gs-hostkey} for more information on host keys.
 

-\H{errors-portfwd-space} \q{Out of space for port forwardings}
-
-PuTTY has a fixed-size buffer which it uses to store the details of
-all \i{port forwardings} you have set up in an SSH session. If you
-specify too many port forwardings on the PuTTY or Plink command line
-and this buffer becomes full, you will see this error message.
-
-We need to fix this (fixed-size buffers are almost always a mistake)
-but we haven't got round to it. If you actually have trouble with
-this, let us know and we'll move it up our priority list.
-

 \H{errors-cipher-warning} \q{The first cipher supported by the server is
 ... below the configured warning threshold}
 
 \H{errors-cipher-warning} \q{The first cipher supported by the server is
 ... below the configured warning threshold}
 


@@ -182,6 +169,9 @@ user's home directory on the server. Also, read the PuTTY Event Log;
 the server may have sent diagnostic messages explaining exactly what
 problem it had with your setup.
 
 the server may have sent diagnostic messages explaining exactly what
 problem it had with your setup.
 

+\K{pubkey-gettingready} has some hints on server-side public key
+setup.
+

 \H{errors-access-denied} \q{Access denied}, \q{Authentication refused}
 
 Various forms of this error are printed in the PuTTY window, or
 \H{errors-access-denied} \q{Access denied}, \q{Authentication refused}
 
 Various forms of this error are printed in the PuTTY window, or


@@ -200,8 +190,15 @@ the various strategies we use for camouflaging passwords in transit.
 Upgrade your server, or use the workarounds described in
 \k{config-ssh-bug-ignore1} and possibly \k{config-ssh-bug-plainpw1}.
 
 Upgrade your server, or use the workarounds described in
 \k{config-ssh-bug-ignore1} and possibly \k{config-ssh-bug-plainpw1}.
 

+\H{errors-no-auth} \q{No supported authentication methods available}
+
+This error indicates that PuTTY has run out of ways to authenticate
+you to an SSH server.  This may be because PuTTY has TIS or
+keyboard-interactive authentication disabled, in which case
+\k{config-ssh-tis} and \k{config-ssh-ki}.
+

 \H{errors-crc} \q{Incorrect \i{CRC} received on packet} or \q{Incorrect
 \H{errors-crc} \q{Incorrect \i{CRC} received on packet} or \q{Incorrect

-MAC received on packet}
+\i{MAC} received on packet}

 
 This error occurs when PuTTY decrypts an SSH packet and its checksum
 is not correct. This probably means something has gone wrong in the
 
 This error occurs when PuTTY decrypts an SSH packet and its checksum
 is not correct. This probably means something has gone wrong in the


@@ -228,9 +225,10 @@ gone wrong in the encryption or decryption process. It's difficult
 to tell from this error message whether the problem is in the client,
 in the server, or in between.
 
 to tell from this error message whether the problem is in the client,
 in the server, or in between.
 

-If you get this error, one thing you could try would be to fiddle
-with the setting of \q{Miscomputes SSH-2 encryption keys} on the Bugs
-panel (see \k{config-ssh-bug-derivekey2}).
+If you get this error, one thing you could try would be to fiddle with
+the setting of \q{Miscomputes SSH-2 encryption keys} (see
+\k{config-ssh-bug-derivekey2}) or \q{Ignores SSH-2 maximum packet
+size} (see \k{config-ssh-bug-maxpkt2}) on the Bugs panel .

 
 Another known server problem which can cause this error is described
 in \k{faq-openssh-bad-openssl} in the FAQ.
 
 Another known server problem which can cause this error is described
 in \k{faq-openssh-bad-openssl} in the FAQ.


@@ -340,3 +338,13 @@ things into PuTTY while the network is down, but it can also occur
 if PuTTY decides of its own accord to send data: due to a repeat key
 exchange in SSH-2 (see \k{config-ssh-kex-rekey}) or due to
 keepalives (\k{config-keepalive}).
 if PuTTY decides of its own accord to send data: due to a repeat key
 exchange in SSH-2 (see \k{config-ssh-kex-rekey}) or due to
 keepalives (\k{config-keepalive}).

+
+\H{errors-cannotassignaddress} \q{Network error: Cannot assign requested
+address}
+
+This means that the operating system rejected the parameters of the
+network connection PuTTY tried to make, usually without actually
+trying to connect to anything, because they were simply invalid.
+
+A common way to provoke this error is to accidentally try to connect
+to port 0, which is not a valid port number.