Question
sshd config not changing port on droplet
- Posted on February 23, 2024
- DigitalOcean Droplets
Asked by jamestervit
Has anyone else come across a droplet that doesn’t use or ignore the sshd_config file? I tried changing ports and it just ignores it
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Heya @jamestervit,
That shouldn’t be the case. Have you restarted the sshd service after the change?
Additionally, check your included folders in
/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d, see if there are any files there that could have another port configured.Additionally, you can try to find any
portinclusions. like