>>> Man pages are not intended to be tutorials.  They're manual pages.
>>
>> ...which is the point I'm trying to make, yes.
>
> So then what's the problem?  You're complaining that they're not
> tutorials, but they're not intended to be tutorials.

No, I'm complaining that tutorials don't exist. Only reference manuals.

>> Since I'm guessing the answer is probably "yes", then I don't need to
>> explain to you how hard it is...
>
> Yes, and I usually end up googling instead.  I'm sure I could figure it
> out, but I don't need it that often.

Let's just hope you're not trying to look up how to configure Internet 
access...

>>>> So even with this line, people can *still* authenticate by password.
>>>
>>> Not to the best of my knowledge.
>>
>> I'm fairly sure I tested it, and discovered that I needed to turn off
>> multiple things to stop it accepting my password as a valid login. But
>> since that was then and this is now, I guess I might be incorrect.
>
> It might be easier now, yes.  Honestly, I've never even looked for a CHAP-
> based authentication mechanism for ssh.

No, I mean, I might be remembering this wrong.

>>> A sample size of 3 isn't exactly data supporting "commonly used".
>>
>> It's infinity times larger than a sample size of zero. ;-)
>
> Sure, but not mathematically significant.

Not /statistically/ significant, if you want to be picky.

>> Imagine it: Going to all the trouble of setting up a secure system, and
>> not even knowing how to secure it properly...
>
> I don't have to - I see it fairly regularly.

This is the real WTF...

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