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About This Document >>     Installing SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS >>     Getting Started with SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS >>     Configuring the Server >>         Server Configuration Files >>             Editing Configuration Files             Environment Variables             Command-Line Options             Running SSH Tectia and OpenSSH on the Same Host         Subconfigurations >>         Ciphers and MACs >>         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 >>     Transferring Files >>     Tunneling >>     Troubleshooting SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS >>     Advanced Information >>     Man Pages >>     Log Messages >>

Editing Configuration Files

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

The configuration files consists of keyword-value pairs, one per line. Lines starting with the hash character # as well as empty lines are interpreted as comments and 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.

A complete list of configuration options can be found from the sshd2_config and ssh_certd_config man pages. See Appendices sshd2_config and ssh_certd_config.