#16201: Upgrading openssh overwrites user-modified config files ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: vinc17@macports.org | Owner: wms@macports.org Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Port Bugs Component: ports | Version: 1.6.0 Keywords: | ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ The openssh port shouldn't overwrite user-modified config files (ssh_config and sshd_config), or should introduce some mechanism to do config file upgrades safely. For instance, contents between some markers could be preserved, e.g. {{{ # BEGIN local configuration ... # END local configuration }}} In such a case, such configuration should be near the beginning of the file. The ssh_config man page says: {{{ For each parameter, the first obtained value will be used. The configu- ration files contain sections separated by ``Host'' specifications, and that section is only applied for hosts that match one of the patterns given in the specification. The matched host name is the one given on the command line. Since the first obtained value for each parameter is used, more host- spe- cific declarations should be given near the beginning of the file, and general defaults at the end. }}} I don't know about sshd_config. I suppose that the same rule is applied. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/16201> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS