Re: how to specify the location of default sshd_config file?

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Date: 09/26/02 

Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 00:34:35 GMT

"Lei" <lj22@u.washington.edu> wrote in message
news:ef5424b3.0209250920.1dc14cee@posting.google.com...
> > *YES*, you should uninstall your old version to install your new one.
The
> > key files are you config files, in /usr/local/etc under the default
OpenSSH
> > distribution and /etc/ssh under the RedHat RPM configuration. You'll
need to
> > edit those config files when you move them!
>
> how does the sshd find the default sshd_config?? I realized there are
> bunch of key files, they are specified in the init.d/sshd. but I dont
> know how the deamon finds sshd_config. how to specify default
> sshd_config file?

Default is compiled into sshd. It can also be specified at start time with
the "-f" option.

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