Re: How to find out the version of currently installed sshd (without starting it)?

On Aug 24, 11:16 am, ale...@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Alessandro Dann) wrote:
Can I find out the version of a sshd without starting the service?

Is there a command e.g. like:

/etc/init.d/sshd -version

or

/lib/svc/method/sshd -version

Alessandro

On a Linux system, try "/usr/sbin/sshd --help". And if it's an RPM
managed Linux system, "rpm -q openssh".

Readhing the manpage is also helpful for this sort of thing: "man
sshd" would have revealed that there is no specific "verson"
illuminating command, but the output of the "sshd" command with
unfortunate arguments is rather helpful.
.

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