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• #Openssh org update

SSH ( Secure Shell) Is one of the client programs of the openSSH package. In this article we will stick to editing /etc/ssh/sshd_config directly.

#Openssh org update

This is a GUI which will update /etc/ssh/sshd_config for you. It is also possible to configure the SSHD under Yast2 by installing the yast2-sshd package. So consider wisely the purpose of the SSH connection when setting up the SSHD. For instance: if you prohibit X forwarding in SSHD, setting up the client for X forwarding would be useless. When setting up the SSHD you must keep in mind what you think is safe or appropriate to allow. The actual connection parameters will be set from the client side.

The configuration of the SSHD is quite general and only to build in limitations for the users that (try) to login. This file can be edited using your favorite editor as root. The SSHD uses only one configuration file, which can be found in /etc/ssh/sshd_config. The SSHD manages four tasks: incoming connections, authentication, rules and encryption. SSHD ( Secure Shell Daemon) should be run on the server. Whenever you feel the new setting is not working for you, just place back the comment ( #) and the default will be used again. In order to modify an option, uncomment it (remove the # in front of the line) and change the value behind the option. A nice thing is, the by default commented options are showing the default value, so you can get an idea what the connection is doing in its default settings. If this is regarding variable settings, it means the defaults will be used.

# Port) This means that they will be read as a “comment” and not actual settings. When you first look at the configuration files, you will notice that most options are commented out. These files can easily be edited by your favorite text editor. If you would like to set up connections from outside your LAN, you must be able to open the necessary port on your router.īoth SSHD and SSH make use of configuration (config) files.