secure shell using other ports than 22

[KevinO]

Michael Kocher wrote:
> Howdy,
> 
> I was wondering if anyone knows how to secure shell using a different 
> port other than the default 22? 

$ ssh -p xxx machine_name_or_ip
(where xxx is the port number to use)

> Also does the ssh server need to be 
> adjusted (so it can looking for ssh at other ports)?
> 

Make an entry in the configuration file for the ssh daemon 
(/etc/ssh/sshd_config) that says :

Port xxx
(where xxx is the port you want sshd to listen on)


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