ssh_config and sshd_config

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ssh_config and sshd_config

Don't ask why...I deleted them, how do I get them back? Is there a way to completely uninstall and reinstall ssh? Are the files in /etc available in time machine somewhere, if so I cannot find them...please help. :/

iMAC, Mac OS X (10.6.3)

Posted on May 17, 2010 4:36 PM

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etresoft

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May 17, 2010 5:20 PM in response to y2hPOD

On the Mac, /etc is just an alias to /private/etc. Your files should be in there.

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y2hPOD Author

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May 17, 2010 5:40 PM in response to etresoft

I deleted them is what I'm saying -- is there anyway to get them back? Where would they be stored in a time machine backup, for example? I see no private/etc directory in there...

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BobHarris

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May 17, 2010 5:57 PM in response to y2hPOD

How about Pacifist
<http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/mac/12743>

However, the default ssh_config has every option commented out by default, so an empty file is effectively the same as the original.

And sshd_config (on my system) only has the following active options:


Protocol 2
SyslogFacility AUTHPRIV
Subsystem sftp /usr/libexec/sftp-server

everything else is commented out.

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Jun T.

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May 17, 2010 6:27 PM in response to y2hPOD

You can download them from
http://www.opensource.apple.com/source/OpenSSH/OpenSSH-142/openssh/

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etresoft

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May 17, 2010 6:57 PM in response to y2hPOD

y2hPOD wrote:
I deleted them is what I'm saying -- is there anyway to get them back? Where would they be stored in a time machine backup, for example? I see no private/etc directory in there...

There is a private/etc directory there. Type Shift ⌘ G in the Finder and type "/private/etc". Then go into Time Machine.

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