modify sshd port number
Bill Davidsen
davidsen at tmr.com
Mon Aug 24 20:22:20 UTC 2009
pete b. wrote:
> I've read the previous posts about this topic, and with the firewall
> disabled
> thru the FC-11 Firewall Configuration Tool, I was able to "ssh
> user at localuser -p 8888".
> Previously I changed the port in the sshd_config file and restarted sshd.
>
> These are my questions:
> 1. Does the Firewall Configuration Tool modify a file? Which one?
> 2. Can I change the sshd port number via the Firewall Configuration
> Tool? NB, can
> someone specify all the instructions for this, when I tried it I was
> unable to select a
> service.
>
Not sure if you are asking about the firewall change or the ssh port change. The
sshd port is set either from the command line or in /etc/ssh/sshd.conf. The
firewall tool can be used to just add a trusted port for the new port selected.
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Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com>
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