Bug#982589: installing openssh_server without /etc/ssh/sshd_config ?

Harald Dunkel <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.devel.ssh
Message-ID <feff8b8d-140a-8a71-7023-391d0b50e14b__24124.034521968$1613118086$gmane$org@aixigo.com>
Package: openssh-server
Version: 1:8.4p1-3
Severity: wishlist

sshd works very well without /etc/ssh/sshd_config, using just
the defaults, so I wonder if the openssh-server package should
provide /etc/ssh/sshd_config at all?

Providing and maintaining a (sparse) /etc/ssh/sshd_config could
be the responsibility of the local admin, if he likes to override
the default config. /usr/share/openssh/sshd_config would provide
a sample configuration.

This could help to avoid a lot of conflicts at upgrade time, esp.
for changed comment lines in /usr/share/openssh/sshd_config.

Just a suggestion, of course.

Regards
Harri
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