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About This Document >>     Installing SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS >>     Using SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS >>     Configuring the Server >>         Configuration Files >>             Editing Configuration Files             Command-Line Options             Recommended Algorithms for Mainframe Environment             Crypto Hardware Support             Configuration Options in Load-Balanced Environments             Running SSH Tectia and OpenSSH in a z/OS Environment         Subconfigurations >>         Ciphers and MACs         Compression         Configuring Root Logins         Restricting User Logins         Subsystems         Auditing >>         Securing the Server >>         Default sshd2_config Configuration File         Default ssh_certd_config Configuration File     Configuring the Client >>     Authentication >>     Troubleshooting SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS >>     Examples of Use >>     Man Pages >>     Log Messages >>

Editing Configuration Files

The default location for the configuration file is /etc/ssh2/. You can edit the configuration file sshd2_config with your favorite text editor.

The configuration file consists of keyword-value pairs, one per line. Lines starting with the hash character # as well as empty lines are ignored. The configuration file is read when the server is started and each time a new connection to the server is made. If the configuration file is faulty or cannot be found, the server will not start.

For detailed information about the options available in the configuration file, see the sshd2_config man page (Appendix sshd2_config).