NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       ssh-validate-conf  -  Verifies  the Secure Shell client or
       server configuration file.

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       ssh-validate-conf  [-q]  [-r]   [-c   client_config]   [-s
       server_config] filename

OPTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Specifies  a  Secure  Shell client configuration file. The
       system-wide client configuration  file  can  be  found  at
       /etc/ssh2/ssh2_config.   The  user-specific  configuration
       file can be found  in  the  $HOME/.ssh2  directory,  where
       $HOME  is  the  name  of  the user's account.  Specifies a
       Secure Shell server configuration  file.  The  system-wide
       server    configuration    file    can    be    found   at
       /etc/ssh2/sshd2_config.  If the configuration file has  an
       invalid  keyword, the -r option  will comment out the keyword
 and update the content of the specified  file.   Disables
 all messages.

OPERANDS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Specifies  the  name  of the file that contains the Secure
       Shell client or server configuration.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The ssh-validate-conf command verifies whether the keyword
       in  the  Secure  Shell  server or the client configuration
       file is valid.  If a keyword  is  invalid,  a  message  is
       printed. Any lines that are commented out will be skipped.
       To update the file, you use the -r option.  This will comment
 out the invalid keywords.

LEGAL NOTICES    [Toc]    [Back]

       SSH  is  a registered trademark of SSH Communication Security
 Ltd.

EXAMPLES    [Toc]    [Back]

       To update the  Secure  Shell  client  configuration  file,
       enter:  $  ssh-validate-conf -r -c $HOME/.ssh2/ssh2_config
       To update the  Secure  Shell  server  configuration  file,
       enter: # ssh-validate-conf -r -s /etc/ssh2/sshd2_config

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       Specifies  Secure  Shell client configuration information.
       Specifies Secure Shell server configuration information.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Commands: ssh2(1), sshd2(8)

       Files: ssh2_config(4), sshd2_config(4)

       Security Administration



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